wept
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He renders the original’s panoply of suffering in accessible English, as in this view of Satan: “With six eyes / He wept, and three chins let the foul tears fall / And bloody foam.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Reed, who appeared emotional throughout the proceedings, wept in the dock as the sentence was read out.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
On Thursday, he wept as he described his frantic calls to missing devotees, in a video message posted from Tibet to his several million followers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
When Morton heard that Nolan wanted to meet her for “The Odyssey,” she says she wept.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Hanako wept, blinked back hot tears of frustration.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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