All 3 Uses of
condolence
in
Pride and Prejudice
- And Lady Lucas has been very kind; she walked here on Wednesday morning to condole with us, and offered her services, or any of her daughters', if they should be of use to us."†
Chpt 47
- Assistance is impossible; condolence insufferable.†
Chpt 47 *
- It was as follows: "MY DEAR SIR, "I feel myself called upon, by our relationship, and my situation in life, to condole with you on the grievous affliction you are now suffering under, of which we were yesterday informed by a letter from Hertfordshire.†
Chpt 48
Definition:
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(condolence) an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow -- typically in grief over a death in the family