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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.
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.
Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.
Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.
We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
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.
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
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
