Careful Words

thirst (n.)

thirst (v.)

thirst (adj.)

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): The Odyssey of Homer. Book xi. Line 722.

  If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

New Testament: Romans xii. 20.

Low ambition and the thirst of praise.

William Cowper (1731-1800): Table Talk. Line 591.