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?

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

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

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

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

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.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.

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

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

A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]

A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]

And weep the more, because I weep in vain.

And weep the more, because I weep in vain.