The Only Use of
melancholy
in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
- THESEUS Go, Philostrate, Stir up the Athenian youth to merriments; Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth; Turn melancholy forth to funerals— The pale companion is not for our pomp.†
Scene 1.1
Definition:
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(melancholy) a sad feeling or manner -- sometimes thoughtfully sad