What does "distilled in drops of woe" mean?

to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration. 2. to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation. 3. to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation: to distill whiskey from mash. 4. to remove by distillation (usually followed by off or out) : to distill out impurities.