We are not told anything of the emotions of the king, as the prophet strides into his presence, and before the cowering court, silently raises his hand and quenches the day.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
As he wiped his mouth, he said to his wife who was looking out of the window: "Nothing in the world quenches my thirst so, and makes me feel so well and fresh as water from our own well."
"Landolin"
Berthold Auerbach
"And you," he went on, "are the cool water that quenches me, the scent of roses come into the room, liquid light to my clay."
"The Pastor's Wife"
Elizabeth von Arnim