And loftily philosophize,
Will say they seek the solemn scene,
To contemplate and sympathize.
And all the throng will tell you so: ...
'Tis sympathy that brings them there;
They love to weep for others' woe,
And come but to enjoy a tear.
If to enjoy the tear that starts,
They run the sorrow'd scene to see—
Alas! for pity ... human hearts