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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 is the only drink for a wise man.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
The miller sees not all the water that goes by his mill.
Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.
Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner:
Honest water, which ne'er left man i' th' mire.
Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner:
Honest water, which ne'er left man i' th' mire.
Till taught by pain,
Men really know not what good water's worth;
If you had been in read more
Till taught by pain,
Men really know not what good water's worth;
If you had been in Turkey or in Spain,
Or with a famish'd boat's-crew had your berth,
Or in the desert heard the camel's bell,
You'd wish yourself where Truth is--in a well.
Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.
Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.
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.