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“But, as old Swedish legends say, Of all the birds upon that day, The swallow felt the deepest grief, And longed to give her Lord relief, And chirped when any near would come. Hugswala swala swal honom! Meaning, as they who tell it deem, Oh, cool, oh, cool and comfort Him!”

Giving Felt Grief Lord Comfort Bird Relief Legends Swedish

Book:The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems

Source: The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems

“And light is mingled with the gloom, And joy with grief; Divinest compensations come, Through thorns of judgment mercies bloom In sweet relief.”

Light Joy Grief Sweet Judgment Mercy Relief Compensation Thorns Gloom

Book:Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier

Source: Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier

“People complain about their griefs and sorrows and how they pray to God but find no relief from pain. But grief itself is a gift from God. It is the symbol of His compassion.”

People Pain Grief Compassion Praying Sorrow Complaining Symbols Relief Gift From God Praying To God

Author:Sarada Devi

“In short, if your body or mind Or your soul or your purse come to grief, You need only get drunk, and you'll find Complete and immediate relief.”

Ifs Needs Mind Soul Body Grief Your Body Drunk Your Soul Relief Purses

Book:Lapsus Calami and Other Verses

Source: Lapsus Calami and Other Verses

“There is no feeling, perhaps, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music,--that does not make a man sing or play the better.”

Men Doe Play Feelings Grief Music Extremes Relief

Book:Four Novels of George Eliot

Source: Four Novels of George Eliot

“Tis long ere time can mitigate your grief; To wisdom fly, she quickly brings relief.”

Long Grief Relief

Author:Hugo Grotius

“Whose lenient sorrows find relief, whose joys are chastened by their grief.”

Joy Grief Sorrow Relief Lenient

Book:The Complete Poetry of Sir Walter Scott: The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, The Lady of the Lake, Translations and Imitations from German Ballads, Marmion, Rokeby, The Field of Waterloo, Harold the Dauntless, The Wild Huntsman…

Source: The Complete Poetry of Sir Walter Scott: The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, The Lady of the Lake, Translations and Imitations from German Ballads, Marmion, Rokeby, The Field of Waterloo, Harold the Dauntless, The Wild Huntsman…

“I hope we are able to shift debate over to the Middle East and change this debate to how we help the people in their home countries rather than believing we can be their relief valve for the poverty and the grief that`s in the world by bringing people here.”

People World Believe Country Helping Home Able Grief Poverty Middle East Debate Relief Middle East Valve Home Country

Author:Steve King

“Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?”

“There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.”

“For my omniscience paid I toll In infinite remorse of soul. All sin was of my sinning, all Atoning mine, and mine the gall Of all regret. Mine was the weight Of every brooded wrong, the hate That stood behind each envious thrust, Mine every greed, mine every lust. And all the while for every grief, Each suffering, I craved relief With individual desire, – Craved all in vain! And felt fierce fire About a thousand people crawl; Perished with each, — then mourned for all!”

Source: Renascence and Other Poems

“When you want to touch the reader's heart, try to be colder. It gives their grief as it were, a background, against which it stands out in greater relief.”

Want Giving Trying Heart Grief Greater Reader Backgrounds Relief Standing Out

Book:Letters on the short story, the drama, and other literary topics

Source: Letters on the short story, the drama, and other literary topics

“A grief without a pang, void, dark and drear, A drowsy, stifled, unimpassioned grief, Which finds no natural outlet or relief, In word, or sigh, or tear.”

Natural Dark Grief Tears Relief Void Sigh Outlets Drowsy

Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, And not seek for kind relief? Can I see a falling tear, And not feel my sorrow's share? Can a father see his child Weep, nor be with sorrow filled? Can a mother sit and hear An infant groan, an infant fear? No, no! never can it be! Never, never can it be!”

Feels Kind Children Mother Fall Father Grief Share Tears Sorrow Filled Relief Woe Infant

Author:William Blake

“All those who try to go it sole alone, Too proud to be beholden for relief, Are absolutely sure to come to grief.”

Trying Grief Proud Grieving Relief Sole

Book:The poetry of Robert Frost

Source: The poetry of Robert Frost

“It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears.”

Heart Grief Cry Tears Broken Satisfied Breakup Relief Broken Heart Weeping Tears And Crying Cry Tears

Author:Ovid

“Sometimes I wish for falling Wish for the release Wish for falling through the air To give me some relief Because falling's not the problem When I'm falling I'm in peace It's only when I hit the ground It causes all the grief”

Giving Sometimes Problem Fall Wish Causes Grief Air Give Me Release Relief

Author:Florence Welch