Quote#Sadness
We read of strong men bowed down with woe, weeping as women weep,…
Quote byJosephine Butler · 1828–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Lovers of the Lost," The Contemporary Review 13 (1870).
English (original)
We read of strong men bowed down with woe, weeping as women weep, turning homewards in the hear-sickness of unavailing search, or with a certainty worse than suspense.
— Josephine Butler
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