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Herod was, throughout his reign, a bloody man; it was not long before, that he destroyed the whole Sanhedrim, or bench of judges; but blood to the blood-thirsty is like drink to those in a dropsy; Quo plus sunt potae, plus sitiuntur aquae -- The more they drink, the more thirsty they become.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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Quo plus sunt potae, plus sitiuntur aquae [The more water is drunk, the more is craved].
The Ten Commandments 1692
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* [1811] Quo plus sunt potae, plus sitiuntur aquae
The Ten Commandments 1692
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