For human tears are lava-drops,
That scorch and wither as they flow;
Then let them flow for those who live,
And not for those who sleep below.


The Churchyard from The London Literary Gazette (3rd January 1829) - The Vow of the Peacock (1835)

Letitia Elizabeth Landon Quotes

For human tears are lava-drops, That scorch and wither as they flow; Then let them flow for those who live, And not for those who sleep below.

For human tears are lava-drops, That scorch and wither as they flow; Then let them flow for those who live, And not for those who sleep below.

For human tears are lava-drops, That scorch and wither as they flow; Then let them flow for those who live, And not for those who sleep below.

For human tears are lava-drops, That scorch and wither as they flow; Then let them flow for those who live, And not for those who sleep below.