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Regret And Remorse

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Regret with streaming eyes doth seem alway     A maiden widowed on her wedding day.     While dark Remorse, with eyes too sad for tears,     A crushed, desponding Magdalene appears.     One, with a hungering heart unsatisfied,     Mourns for imagined joys that were denied.     The other, pierced by recollected sin,     Broods o'er the scars of pleasures that have been.

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"Regret with streaming eyes doth seem alway..."

This evocative piece by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, titled "Regret And Remorse", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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