Weep no more, nor sigh, nor groan

Quote byJohn Fletcher · 1579–1625

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Queen of Corinth (1647), Act III, sc. ii. Compare: "Weep no more, Lady! weep no more, Thy sorrow is in vain; For violets plucked, the sweetest showers Will ne'er make grow again", Thomas Percy, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, "The Friar of Orders Gray".

English (original)

Weep no more, nor sigh, nor groan, Sorrow calls no time that's gone; Violets plucked, the sweetest rain Makes not fresh nor grow again.

— John Fletcher

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