Parting is such sweet sorrow

Cultural  

1. A line from the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare; Juliet is saying good night to Romeo. Their sorrowful parting is also “sweet” because it makes them think about the next time they will see each other.

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Example Sentences

Parting is such sweet sorrow — but at least we know Loki will be back for another season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021

Parting is such sweet sorrow, to quote Kenneth Bran—I mean the Bard.

From Slate • Dec. 31, 2020

Maybe a twist on Shakespeare would go like this: Parting is such sweet sorrow; I’ll say goodbye til it be Morrow.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2017

Parting is such sweet sorrow and we�ve got a few this month.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Parting is such sweet sorrow" in some cases that it becomes awkward and embarrassing because so prolonged.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson