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Ah! what advice can I receive?No, satisfie me first;
For who would Physick-potions give
To one that dyes with Thirst?
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A little puff of breath we find,Small fires can quench and kill;
But when they're great, the adverse wind
Does make them greater still.
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Now whilst you speak, it moves me much;But strait I'm just the same;
Alas, th'effect must needs be such
Of Cutting through a Flame.
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