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    No radiant pearl, which crested Fortune wears,
    No gem that twinkling hangs from Beauty's wars.
    Not the bright stars which Night's blue arch adorn,
    Nor rising suns that gild the vernal morn,
    Shine with such lustre as the tear that flows
    Down Virtue's manly cheek for others' woes.

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She was a good deal shock'd; not shock'd at tears,
For women shed and use them at their liking;
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She was a good deal shock'd; not shock'd at tears,
For women shed and use them at their liking;
But there is something when man's eye appears
Wet, still more disagreeable and striking.

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A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]

A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]

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Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of Earth, read more

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of Earth, overlaying our hard hearts.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Tears Quotes,
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So bright the tear in Beauty's eye,
Love half regrets to kiss it dry.

So bright the tear in Beauty's eye,
Love half regrets to kiss it dry.

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Dear Lord, though I be changed to senseless clay,
And serve the Potter as he turn his wheel,
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Dear Lord, though I be changed to senseless clay,
And serve the Potter as he turn his wheel,
I thank Thee for the gracious gift of tears!

by Thomas Bailey Aldrich Found in: Tears Quotes,
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Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

by Marguerite De Valois Found in: Tears Quotes,
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Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express

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It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

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A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.

A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Tears Quotes,
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