The Ten Books on Architecture, 8.0.4

Vitruvius  translated by Joseph Gwilt

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4Hence the priests of the Egyptian worship teach, that all things are composed of water; and when they cover the vase of water, which is borne to the temple with the most solemn reverence, kneeling on the earth, with their hands raised to heaven, they return thanks to divine goodness for its creation.

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