And weep the more, because I weep in vain.

And weep the more, because I weep in vain.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express

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.

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

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

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.

When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved read more

When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.

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

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