A teal teardrop suspended above a glass bowl of water on a dark ledge.

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Thomas Moore

Weep on! and as thy sorrows flow, I ‘ll taste the luxury of woe.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Thomas Moore invites someone to keep crying while he shares in the sorrow. Calling woe a luxury is a paradox, as if grief could be savoured. The speaker seems to find a strange comfort in staying with another's tears.

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