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The phrase is found in the second half of a verse in the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The verse is: Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink.
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The line "Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink" is from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." It describes a sailor who is surrounded by undrinkable salt water on the ocean.
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∙ 8y agoThe Ancient Mariner is describing being on a ship at sea. He can see water all around him, but you can't drink sea water, and he has no fresh water.
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∙ 11y agoSamuel Coloridge
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∙ 11y agoit is my friends
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∙ 11y agoSamuel Taylor Coleridge.
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What surroundings does Australia have?
water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink. :-)
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drop drop everywhere but not single drop to drink!!
Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink is what kind of literatry device?
irony
Water water everywhere not a single drop to drink who said this line?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Who made the quote Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink?
This quote is from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, written by Samuel Coleridge.
Who wrote the line 'water water everywhere nor any drop to drink'?
It is from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. A small sample of the poem follows. It was written in 1797-1798. See link for more information. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.
Who coined the phrase water water everywhere and not a single drop to drink?
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, 1798
Water water everywhere Nor any drop to drink?
This line is from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and describes a situation where there is plenty of water but none of it is suitable for drinking. It highlights the theme of being surrounded by resources that are unavailable or inaccessible.
How can a use the word water in a sentence?
Water, water, everywhere- nor any drop to drink. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner This water is not potable. The water is in the brown pot.
How can I use the word water in a sentence?
Water, water, everywhere- nor any drop to drink. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner This water is not potable. The water is in the brown pot.
If you drink a gallon of water before you go drop are you pissing out water?
no
How does an hermit crab drink?
Hermit crabs dip their big claw in and drink drop of water on it.
