Words that weep, and tears that speak.

Words that weep, and tears that speak.

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.

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.

If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.

If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.

The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.

The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.

Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express

What gem hath dropp'd, and sparkles o'er his chain?
The tear most sacred, shed for other's pain,
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What gem hath dropp'd, and sparkles o'er his chain?
The tear most sacred, shed for other's pain,
That starts at once--bright pure--from Pity's mine,
Already polish'd by the hand divine!

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.