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Search phrase: doleful

Plays

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Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.192Then death rock me asleep, abridge my doleful days!then Death rocke me asleepe, abridge my dolefull dayes:
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.106And I must sing of doleful accidents.and I must sing of dolefull accidents,
King JohnKJ V.vii.22Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death,Who chaunts a dolefull hymne to his owne death,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.126And doleful dumps the mind oppress,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.190love a ballad but even too well, if it be doleful matterloue a ballad but euen too well, if it be dolefull matter
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.260Here's one to a very doleful tune, how aHere's one, to a very dolefull tune, how a

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.18 My wether's bell rings doleful knell; My weathers bell rings dolefull knell,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.17.22 In howling wise, to see my doleful plight. In howling wise, to see my dolefull plight,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.20.11 And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, And there sung the dolfulst Ditty,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1495 Then little strength rings out the doleful knell. Then little strength rings out the dolefull knell,

Glossary

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deploringmournful, doleful, bewailing
lamentablymournfully, dolefully, sorrowfully

Thesaurus

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dolefuldeploring
dolefullylamentably

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DOLEBASICdoleful adj

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