mournful

The Jews, breathless with momentary suspense, stretched out their hands and prayed the Greatest God, in mournful strains, again to help them speedily.

Upon which Trifina, with a mournful air, said, My daughter Falconilla has appeared to me, and ordered me to receive you in her room; wherefore I desire, Thecla, that you would pray for my daughter, that she may be translated into a state of happiness, and to life eternal.

Yet they turned other wild beasts upon her; upon which they made a very mournful outcry; and some of them scattered spikenard, others cassia, others amomus (a sort of spikenard, or the herb of Jerusalem, or ladies-rose) others ointment; so that the quantity of ointment was large, in proportion to the number of people; and upon this all the beasts lay as though they had been fast asleep, and did not touch Thecla.

Dreadful shall work a mournful overthrow

Groans, war, and pestilence and mournful woes;

BUT come, now, hear of me the mournful time

From Hades a great mournful bellowing

Not having fellow-feeling. Mournful dirges

BUT come now, hear of me the mournful time

Shall come to pass along with mournful cares,

Brandish the mournful long spear; then much blood