The water which has been refused to the cry of the weary and dying is unholy, though it had been blessed by every saint in heaven; and the water which is found in the vessel of mercy is holy, though it had been defiled with corpses.
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The King of the Golden River or The Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria (1841), Ch. 5 : How Little Gluck Set off on an expedition to the Golden River, and how he prospered therein, with other matters of interest. • Full text online