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"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's read more
Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's in the sea, and it's homesick, and bound to make its way home someday
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
The rising world of waters dark and deep.
The rising world of waters dark and deep.
'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
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'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
And wild in eager flow.
The earth is dried and parched with heat,
And it hath long'd to be
Released from out the selfish cloud,
To cool the thirsty tree.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.
If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea,
than the mighty waves of the read more
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea,
than the mighty waves of the sea.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.