tears

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'I did, my lord,' says I, an' I remember as the tears was a-runnin' down all our faces as we carried 'im along on the five-barred gate, that bein' 'andiest.

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  • Again, the comfort from the hormones helps the cryer accept a new, probably lower, place in the social hierarchy of the group, and the tears are a sign of the willingness to accept this new order. —  TierneyLab
  • They do feel pain and they do cry, but their tears are absorbed by rivers and oceans. —  Progressive U - The new media voice for students
  • As he cries over his little sister being raped, it couldn't be more obvious that his tears are a special effect courtesy of the makeup guys. —  BeyondHollywood.com | Movie News, Reviews, and Opinions
  • And also as stated, your tears are the same like a serial criminal in tears .... claiming his innocence! —  Home
  • Everybody seemed to be crying--everybody except myself, for my tears were all gone by this time Just as we were about to start, the storm, which must certainly have fallen for a while, sprang up suddenly, and when Tommy the Mate (barely recognisable in borrowed black garments) opened the door the wind came rushing into the house with a long-drawn whirr I had said good-bye to the old man, and was stepping into the porch when I remembered Father Dan. —  The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
 

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