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

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) English poet and critic
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Part 2 (1798)

Popularly, "Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink."

 
Added on 20-Aug-13 | Last updated 20-Aug-13
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