Who said “How cruelly sweet are the echoes that start When Memory plays an old tune on the heart.”?

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Eliza Cook. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Old Dobbin", st. 16. Melaia, &c. (1840) p. 82

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“How cruelly sweet are the echoes that start When Memory plays an old tune on the heart.”
— Eliza Cook
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Cook, E. (n.d.). How cruelly sweet are the echoes that start When Memory plays an old tune on the heart. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17255-how-cruelly-sweet-are-the-echoes-that-start/

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Cook, Eliza. “How cruelly sweet are the echoes that start When Memory plays an old tune on the heart.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17255-how-cruelly-sweet-are-the-echoes-that-start/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Cook, Eliza. “How cruelly sweet are the echoes that start When Memory plays an old tune on the heart.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17255-how-cruelly-sweet-are-the-echoes-that-start/.

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