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Tears are the silent language of grief
Tears are the silent language of grief
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.
The tears fall, they're so easy to wipe off onto my sleeve, but how do I erase the stain from read more
The tears fall, they're so easy to wipe off onto my sleeve, but how do I erase the stain from my heart?
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!
Words that weep, and tears that speak.
Words that weep, and tears that speak.
Tears are words that are too deep to be spoken...
Tears are words that are too deep to be spoken...
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
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!
A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]
A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]
