"Dolour" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... back, carried him to the Governor's house,[FN507] and all the while the Nazarene kept saying to himself, "O Messiah! O Virgin! how came I to kill this fellow? And in what a hurry he must have been to depart this life when he died of a single blow!" Presently, as his drunkenness fled, came dolour in its stead. So the Broker and the body were kept in the Governor's place till morning morrowed, when the Wali came out and gave order to hang the supposed murderer and commanded the executioner[FN508] make proclamation of the sentence. Forthwith they ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton
... ravishing beauty that none might behold her without the most heart-stirring delight and admiration. To this maiden did Sir Lancelot address himself, but she hid her face and fell a-weeping. He then inquired the cause of her dolour, when she bade him flee, for his life was in ...
— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby
... hymself strong For he was lyke to endure that daye. A grete mortall shoure er it were euensonge. {with} Vyce wherfore he bad hym not longe. Tary to send after more socoure. If he dyde it shold torne hym to dolour. ...
— The Assemble of Goddes • Anonymous
... large at afternoon. This day you know to be the day of my study and prayer unto God; yet if your trouble be intolerable, or if you think my presence may release your pain, do as the Spirit shall move you.... Your messenger found me in bed, after a sore trouble and most dolorous night, and so dolour may complain to dolour when we two meet.... And this is more plain than ever I spoke, to let you know you have a companion in trouble."[89] Once we have the curtain raised for a moment, and can look at the two together ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson
... flocke wer like an union Conioyned in one without discention, All the fayre cockes which in his dayes crewe When death him touched did his departing rewe. The pretie palace by him made in the fen, The maides, widowes, the wiues, and the men, With deadly dolour were pearsed to the heart, When death constrayned this shepheard to departe. Corne, grasse, and fieldes, mourned for wo and payne, For oft his prayer for them obtayned rayne. The pleasaunt floures for wo faded eche one, When they perceyued this shepheard dead and gone, The okes, elmes, ...
— The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 • Sebastian Brandt
... two indeed had gone over the bourne And were safe on the hills of the blest, Not more strange they might show to us drawn from below, Come up from long dolour to rest. ...
— Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. • Jean Ingelow |
