parching
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Slaves of vain wisdom and philosophy, Who toil at Being and Nonentity, Parching your brains till they are like dry grapes, Be wise in time, and drink grape-juice, like me!
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar
"Parching summer hath no warrant To consume this crystal well; Rains, that make each brook a torrent, Neither sully it, nor swell."
From On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John
Parching in its fever pain, Many a tortured life is thirsting For a cooling draught to drain, Though it flash no purple vein From the mellow grape-heart bursting.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various