June 03, 2009

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of

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The missing word at the end of the legend decorating this old public drinking fountain at Lincoln's Inn Fields in London is "life." It's a quotation from the Book of Proverbs, and though it's not hard to follow the logic of its literal-minded designer, it's still a pretty weird thing to decide to put on a drinking fountain. Or is it?

Posted by Dr. Frank at June 3, 2009 09:55 AM | TrackBack