For sorrow is our joy, And joy our greatest sorrow. Elissa dies tonight, And Carthage flames tomorrow. - Nahum Tate

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For sorrow is our joy,
And joy our greatest sorrow.
Elissa dies tonight,
And Carthage flames tomorrow.

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About Nahum Tate

Nahum Tate (1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Irish poet, hymnist and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear. See also Tate and Brady.

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