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Tears are words the heart can't express
Tears are words the heart can't express
When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved read more
When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of Earth, read more
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of Earth, overlaying our hard hearts.
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?
Words that weep, and tears that speak.
Words that weep, and tears that speak.
 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. 
 Thank God for grace,
 Ye who weep only! If, as some have done,
  Ye grope tear-blinded in read more 
 Thank God for grace,
 Ye who weep only! If, as some have done,
  Ye grope tear-blinded in a desert place
   And touch but tombs,--look up! Those tears will run
    Soon in long rivers down the lifted face,
     And leave the vision clear for stars and sun. 
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.
Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up
Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up