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Poem
July 25, 1835
The Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A reflective poem exploring the nature and significance of woman's tears in various emotional contexts: from trivial woe, gentle love, scornful pride, thankful joy, to pity, likening them to natural phenomena.
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WOMAN'S TEARS.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
When they arise from fancied wo,
The ocean's waves—that waste and wide
Bear worthless weed—in restless tide
They have their ebb and flow.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
If from the fount of gentle love—
The dew drops of the blessed morn.
Kiss'd by Heaven's breath as soon as born,
As meet for realms above.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
If pour'd in scorn and wounded pride—
A torrent from a mountain source,
That, pent a moment, rends its course,
And spreads a ruin wide.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
If thankful joy the flood compels—
They fall but like the gentle rain,
That blesseth and is blest again,
And fills the sacred wells.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
The one soft tear in pity shed—
Pearl beyond price, the crystal gem,
That shines in Mercy's diadem,
And such as Angel's shed.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
When they arise from fancied wo,
The ocean's waves—that waste and wide
Bear worthless weed—in restless tide
They have their ebb and flow.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
If from the fount of gentle love—
The dew drops of the blessed morn.
Kiss'd by Heaven's breath as soon as born,
As meet for realms above.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
If pour'd in scorn and wounded pride—
A torrent from a mountain source,
That, pent a moment, rends its course,
And spreads a ruin wide.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
If thankful joy the flood compels—
They fall but like the gentle rain,
That blesseth and is blest again,
And fills the sacred wells.
Oh! what are woman's tears!
The one soft tear in pity shed—
Pearl beyond price, the crystal gem,
That shines in Mercy's diadem,
And such as Angel's shed.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Woman S Tears
Gentle Love
Scorn Pride
Thankful Joy
Pity Mercy
Poem Details
Title
Woman's Tears.
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas With Refrain
Key Lines
Oh! What Are Woman's Tears!
If From The Fount Of Gentle Love—
The One Soft Tear In Pity Shed—
Pearl Beyond Price, The Crystal Gem,