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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. - William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus (Demetrius at II, i) The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can support a boat or overturn it. - Li Shimim '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. - Elizabeth Oakes Smith (nee Prince), Water And so never ending, But always descending. - Robert Southey, The Cataract of Lodore "How does the Water Come down at Lodore?" - Robert Southey, The Cataract of Lodore 'Tis a little thing To give a cup of water; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarean juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours. - Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (Talford), Ion (act I, sc. 2), (Sonnet III) Water is the only drink for a wise man. - Henry David Thoreau 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. - Samuel Woodworth, The Old Oaken Bucket How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it, As, poised on the curb, it inclined to my lips! Not a full blushing goblet could tempt me to leave it, The brightest that beauty or revelry sips. - Samuel Woodworth, The Old Oaken Bucket Displaying page 2 of 2 for this topic: << Prev 1 [2]
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