dolorous

• He gave little heed to the Gallophil counsels of Romantzoff or the dolorous warnings of the German-hating Kutusoff; and, on January 18th, he empowered Stein provisionally to administer in his name the districts of Prussia (Proper) when occupied by Russian troops. —  The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
• The refrain of “Here lie the Remains” haunted me like a dolorous song. —  The Three Brontes
• The building itself leaned far out of plumb, dolorous, as though seeking impecunious support from some destitute relative on its west side. —  F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 01 - January 2002
• But, like the Master, I want you to make sure of the young, powerful life you have—before the inevitable, dolorous, long, dark night draws nigh Later on, a propos of his translation of the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, he wrote I am so glad that you like my Cellini. —  Margot Asquith, An Autobiography
• So he brings up the speed quotient a bit; rather than the slow, dolorous, almost weighted songs of the Black album, Death Magnetic seems to have rather more urgency about it. —  ThePickards

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