Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up

Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

And friends, dear friends,--when it shall be
That this low breath is gone from me,
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And friends, dear friends,--when it shall be
That this low breath is gone from me,
And gone my bier ye come to weep,
Let One, most loving of you all,
Say, "Not a tear must o'er her fall;
He giveth His beloved sleep."

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...

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.

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

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

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!

We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!

We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!