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A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any read more
Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.
The very deep did rot: O Christ!
That ever this should be!
Yes, slimy things did crawl with legs
Upon the slimy sea.
OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.
OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
Pure water is the best of gifts that man to man can bring,
But who am I that I read more
Pure water is the best of gifts that man to man can bring,
But who am I that I should have the best of anything?
Let princes revel at the pump, let peers with ponds make free,
Whisky, or wine, or even beer is good enough for me.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
Pouring oil on troubled water.