Though quenched by oil, its smouldering embers raise
Sprinkled by water, a still fiercer blaze;
It cures the dropsy, shaky teeth are fixed
Washed with the powder'd stone in water mixed.
Thanks. And once again, Layamon describing Stonehenge -
Men that are sick
Fare to that stone
And they wash that stone
And with that water bathe away their sickness
There are few things in life more important than a long and healthy one; therein, perhaps, lies the key.
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