Themes
Weep on! and as thy sorrows flow, I ‘ll taste the luxury of woe.
— Thomas Moore
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Our reading
An editorial 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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