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who was the author or speaker who wrote/said the quote "water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink"?

2007-01-26 01:33:59 · 10 answers · asked by Janille S 2 in Education & Reference Quotations

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Samuel Coleridge in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner".

2007-01-26 01:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by LoneStar 6 · 0 0

It is taken from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”

He lived October 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834

“Water, water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink. Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink.”

Nine simple words describe a tragic irony—the ship and her crew are surrounded by water, stretching endlessly onward in every direction…but the water that surrounds them cannot quench the thirst that they are dying of. The words make a powerful point—there is a difference—an oh-so-crucial difference-- between water and life-giving water.

2007-01-26 01:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

This quote comes the poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The 28th stanza of the poem overall - the 9th stanza of Part 2 - it goes like this:
Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink ;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink.

2007-01-26 01:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by Steve S 1 · 0 0

It's from the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

2007-01-26 01:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by OOO! I know! I know! 5 · 0 0

It's from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink ;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink.

2007-01-26 01:42:35 · answer #5 · answered by Kris 4 · 0 0

It is taken from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”

2007-01-26 01:55:03 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0 0

Coleridge, Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner

2007-01-26 01:42:14 · answer #7 · answered by ian_eadgbe 3 · 0 0

samuel tailor coleridge in the rime of the ancient sea mariner

and you misquoted, its:

water, water, everywhere, but nary a drop tp drink

refering to sea water, thus the undrinkable

2007-01-26 04:57:53 · answer #8 · answered by alpha mutt 4 · 0 0

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2016-10-16 03:25:54 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Arghh, methinks it was Daniel Defoe

2007-01-26 01:39:39 · answer #10 · answered by Akkakk the befuddled 5 · 0 0

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