What is "griefe"

Usage examples of "griefe".

What grieves the old woman most is that she has not got the hundred guineas.

It grieves me very much to know that you are so unfortunately circumstanced.

And if I see aught that grieves me, still have I not my eyes under my own sway?

This grieves the emperor, for she says that never will she have leech except one, who will know how to give her health quickly, when it shall be his will.

When I was a bed I began to call to minde all the sorrowes and griefes that I was in the day before, until such time as my love Fotis, having brought her mistresse to sleepe, came into the chamber, not as shee was wont to do, for she seemed nothing pleasant neither in countenance nor talke, but with sowre face and frowning looke, gan speak in this sort, Verily I confesse that I have been the occasion of all thy trouble this day, and therewith shee pulled out a whippe from under her apron, and delivered it unto mee saying, Revenge thyself upon mee mischievous harlot, or rather slay me.

When their father and mother beheld them weep and lament still, they doubled their sorrowes and griefes, but full of yre and forced with Envy, they tooke their voyage homeward, devising the slaughter and destruction of their sister.

For when Cymochles saw the fowle reproch,Which them appeached, prickt with guilty shame,And inward griefe, he fiercely gan approch,Resolu'd to put away that loathly blame,Or dye with honour and desert of fame.

Thus heaping crime on crime, and griefe on griefe,To losse of loue adioyning losse of frend,I meant to purge both with a third mischiefe,And in my woes beginner it to end:That was Pryene.

The Damzell was full deepe empassioned,Both for his griefe, and for her peoples sake,Whose future woes so plaine he fashioned,And sighing sore, at length him thus bespake.

So louedst thou the lusty Hyacinct,So louedst thou the faire Coronis deare:Yet both are of thy haplesse hand extinct,Yet both in flowres do liue, and loue thee beare,The one a Paunce, the other a sweet breare:For griefe whereof, ye mote haue liuely seeneThe God himselfe rending his golden heare,And breaking quite his gyrlond euer greene,With other signes of sorrow and impatient teene.

Which when his other companie beheld,They to his succour ran with readie ayd:And finding him vnable once to weld,They reared him on horsebacke, and vpstayd,Till on his way they had him forth conuayd:And all the way with wondrous griefe of mynd,And shame, he shewd him selfe to be dismayd,More for the loue which he had left behynd,Then that which he had to Sir Paridel resynd.

Then full of griefe and anguish vehement,He lowdly brayd, that like was neuer heard,And from his wide deuouring ouen sentA flake of fire, that flashing in his beard,Him all amazd, and almost made affeard:The scorching flame sore swinged all his face,And through his armour all his bodie seard,That he could not endure so cruell cace,But thought his armes to leaue, and helmet to vnlace.

But to his speach he aunswered no whit,But stood still mute, as if he had beene dum,Ne signe of sence did shew, ne common wit,As one with griefe and anguishe ouercum,And vnto euery thing did aunswere mum:And euer when the Prince vnto him spake,He louted lowly, as did him becum,And humble homage did vnto him make,Midst sorrow shewing ioyous semblance for his sake.

Percie excepted) greater experience amongst them, however misconstruction may traduce here at home, where is not easily seen the mixed sufferances, both of body and mynd, which is there daylie, and with no few hazards and hearty griefes undergon.