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Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.
Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.
Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.
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.
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!
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!
The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.
The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.
Tears are the silent language of grief
Tears are the silent language of grief
It is such a secret place, the land of tears.
It is such a secret place, the land of tears.
