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Woe Quotes - Page 3

When one is past, another care we have; Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.

Robert Herrick (1869). “Hesperides: The Poems and Other Remains of Robert Herrick Now First Collected”, p.16

Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure Thrill the deepest notes of woe.

Robert Burns, P. Austin Nuttall (1866). “The poetical works of Robert Burns”, p.214

Woe to the conquered.

Livy (2006). “The History of Rome”, p.394, Hackett Publishing

The latter end of joy is woe.

Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Tyrwhitt (1861). “The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer: To which are Added an Essay on His Language and Versification, and an Introductory Discourse, Togeher with Notes and a Glossary”, p.117

Woe to these people who have no appetite for the very dish that their age serves up.

Andre Gide (2017). “Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality”, p.101, Routledge

This day's black fate on more days doth depend; This but begins the woe, others must end.

William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1809). “The plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators”, p.303

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

Will Durant (2012). “Story of Philosophy”, p.12, Simon and Schuster

Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1836). “The Poetical and Dramatic Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: With a Life of the Author”, p.18

Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing; A plant that with most cutting grows, Most barren with best using.

Samuel Daniel (1718). “The Poetical Works of Mr. Samuel Daniel, Author of the English History: To which is Prefix'd, Memoirs of His Life and Writings”, p.105

If love be good, from whence cometh my woe?

Geoffrey Chaucer (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (Illustrated)”, p.530, Delphi Classics

Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; Pardon is still the nurse of second woe.

William Shakespeare (2012). “Measure for Measure”, p.27, Hackett Publishing

When we our betters see bearing our woes, We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

William Shakespeare (1805). “The plays of William Shakespeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens: with a series of engravings, from original designs of Henry Fuseli, and a selection of explanatory and historical notes, from the most eminent commentators; a history of the stage, a life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers”, p.419

Though Death be poor, it ends a mortal woe.

William Shakespeare (1767). “The Works of Shakespeare: Much ado about nothing. All's well that ends well. The life and death of King John. The life and death of King Richard II”, p.274