Flow my tears, fall from your springs, Exil'd for ever: let me mourn Where night's black bird her sad infamy sings, There let me live forlorn.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker asks sorrow to flow forever, mourning in darkness and loneliness.
- In plain terms
- He wants endless tears and a sad, lonely life.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace grief as a natural, ongoing feeling.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does it mean to mourn forever?
- Can sorrow be productive?
Another view
Endless mourning can prevent healing.
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