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There is also a swifter motion of another sort of fire which forces a way through the passages of the eyes, and elicits from them a union of fire and water which we call tears.
Timaeus 427? BC-347? BC Plato 1855
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-- Engrossed by the scene, and opening his snuff-box rather carelessly, its contents fall into the eyes of a man below, who, sneezing and swearing alternately, imprecates bitter curses on this devil's dust, that extorts from his inflamed eyes, "A sea of melting pearls, which some call tears."
The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency John Trusler
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Nature, sparkling through that dew of the heart we call tears.
The Companions of Jehu Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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So sweet is Pixar's new offering that my eyes started to secrete this saline substance that is commonly referred to as tears.
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a way through the passages of the eyes, and elicits from them a union of fire and water which we call tears.
Timaeus 2006
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She goes inside alone and slumps to the floor against the door in tears.
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He was one of very few who got approved that day and he witnessed many people in tears.
Page 2 2009
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He was one of very few who got approved that day and he witnessed many people in tears.
Page 2 2009
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If pondering this subject gives you a fear-based headache, here's a truism that should help you breathe a sigh of relief: Even the worst misses (think: an overlooked gastrointestinal foreign body or a unconsidered uterine infection) don't have to end in tears.
Everyone makes mistakes, but veterinarians' can cost your pet's life 2010
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She goes inside alone and slumps to the floor against the door in tears.
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