Water, water everywhere

Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink from the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) is often misquoted as ‘Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink’. The meaning of this sentence can be understood as being surrounded by water but not being able to take advantage from it.

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