You see me here, you gods, a poor old man,
As full of grief as age; wretched in both!
If it be you that stir these daughters’ hearts
Against their father, fool me not so much
To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger,
And let not women’s weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man’s cheeks!
– William Shakespeare
King Lear, Act 2, Scene 4. Lear calls out to the gods over his betrayal by daughters Goneril and Regan. He ask the gods to grant him noble anger. He pleads with them not to let him cry and have "women’s weapons" (tears) stain his manly cheeks.