Polish romantic poet, prose writer, and literary critic (1807–1877).
Born August 13th, 1807 in Kamiana Gora. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1877 at 70 years old in Kraków. [ref]
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving