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Where did the saying "cry bitter tears" come from?

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mieux2002 | 09:32 Sun 26th Jun 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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I've searched and searched but I cant find out where the saying to cry bitter tears originated. Can anyone help?
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Perhaps you are referring to the lines from W J Cory's poem, 'Heraclitus'...

"They told me, Heraclitus, they told me you were dead, 
They brought me bitter news to hear, and bitter tears to shed."

17:22 Sun 26th Jun 2005
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Or maybe you recalled Lewis Carroll's 'The Walrus and the Carpenter'...

"If seven maids with seven mops
Swept it for half a year
Do you suppose," the Walrus said,
"That they could get it clear?"
"I doubt it," said the Carpenter.
And shed a bitter tear."

18:03 Sun 26th Jun 2005

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