Quote:The "Only this" answers "What differs then.." Do try to keep up
I know what it answers, but it's spectacularly unsatisfactory :p
Born/borne -- I have thought long and hard (for 32.8 seconds) about this and decided that whichever you use will be correct, as the different meanings will not actually impact on the overall imagery of the line. Whether born of or borne by brine, the tears are still leaking.
It could be worse

