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Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it.
Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it.
We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.
A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.
And weep the more, because I weep in vain.
And weep the more, because I weep in vain.
Accept these grateful tears! for thee thy flow,
For thee, that ever felt another's woe!
Accept these grateful tears! for thee thy flow,
For thee, that ever felt another's woe!
A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]
A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]
Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.
Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
No radiant pearl, which crested Fortune wears,
No gem that twinkling hangs from Beauty's wars.
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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.
