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And so never ending,
But always descending.
And so never ending,
But always descending.
How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood,
When fond recollection presents them to view.
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How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood,
When fond recollection presents them to view.
. . . .
The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket,
The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
The rising world of waters dark and deep.
The rising world of waters dark and deep.
Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.
Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.
A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.
The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.
What, man! more water glideth by the mill
That wots the miller of; and easy it is
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What, man! more water glideth by the mill
That wots the miller of; and easy it is
Of a cut loaf to steal a shive, we know:
Though Bassianus be the emperor's brother,
Better then he have worn Vulcan's badge.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.
Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.
