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.
