• From “Ion,” Act I. Sc. 2.
                                ’T IS a little thing
    To give a cup of water; yet its draught
    Of cool refreshment, drained by fevered lips,
    May give a shock of pleasure to the frame
    More exquisite than when nectarean juice
    Renews the life of joy in happier hours.
    It is a little thing to speak a phrase
    Of common...