My mother still grieves for him, as she grieved for my father.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
She anticipates the excuses he will offer for seeking temporary solace in the society of other women; but these all, to her mind, resolve themselves into a confession of weakness; and it grieves her that such a confession should proceed from one, in all other respects, so much stronger than she.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
Oh-we are so selfish on this earth, that nothing grieves us very long, let it be ever so grievous, unless we are touched in ourselves .
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell