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THE FOUNTAIN by MUHAMMAD AL-MU'TAMID II

First Line: THE SEA HATH TEMPERED IT; THE MIGHTY SUN
Last Line: HATH STEEL SOMEWHAT ADVANTAGE OVER WATER.
Subject(s): FOUNTAINS; WATER;
THE sea hath tempered it; the mighty sun
Polished the blade,
And from the limpid sheath the sword leaps forth;
Man hath not made
A better in Damascus—though for slaughter
Hath steel somewhat advantage over water.



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