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- adjective Obsolete spelling of
doleful .
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Examples
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But whilest I am speaking these things vnto thee (my Countrey) oh that my deepe and dolefull sighes, which lie hid in the former speach, might pierce the eares of our Kings most excellent
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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But whilest I am speaking these things vnto thee (my Countrey) oh that my deepe and dolefull sighes, which lie hid in the former speach, might pierce the eares of our Kings most excellent
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The flaming fier which mercilesse abounds, Hee not so much as masking torches feares, The dolefull Eccho of the soules halfe dying, Quicken his courage in their banefull crying.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Wherein they may behold as well the tragical and dolefull historie of those parts for the space almost of 300. yeeres, as also the most ordinarie and accustomed nauigations through those very seas, and amidst those
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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In prison depe who dolefull lieth, whom Fetters sore dooeth greue.
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[Fol.lv. v] fulle and dolefull case, that after a hundred yeres, not one of these noble capitaines, and valiant soldiers to be left.
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Jewes, liked the dooings hereof well inough, interpreting it to be a good token, that the ioifull daie of the kings aduancement to the crowne should be dolefull vnto the Jewes, in bringing them to such slaughter and destruction.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (6 of 12) Richard the First Raphael Holinshed
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But now his falle, all toungues can speake, so greate as glorie was, though kyngdomes stronge was sette, loftie Troie in duste prostrate doeth lye, in blood their glorie, people, kyng are fal - len, no Quene more dolefull cause hath felte.
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Thrasileon, the honour of our comfort, received his death so patiently, that he would not bewray the league betweene us, either by crying, howling, or any other meanes, but being torn with dogs and wounded with weapons, did yeeld forth a dolefull cry, more like unto a beast than a man.
The Golden Asse Lucius Apuleius
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Socrates, who having his throat cut in such sort, yeelded out a dolefull cry, and gave up the ghost.
The Golden Asse Lucius Apuleius
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