All 4 Uses of
doleful
in
Wuthering Heights
- I seemed to keep them closed above a quarter of an hour; yet, the instant I listened again, there was the doleful cry moaning on!†
p. 17.8 *doleful = expressing or causing sadness
- I sat and thought a doleful time: the clock struck eight, and nine, and still my companion paced to and fro, his head bent on his breast, and perfectly silent, unless a groan or a bitter ejaculation forced itself out at intervals.†
p. 101.6
- 'The doleful silence was broken at length by the sound of the kitchen latch: Heathcliff had returned from his watch earlier than usual; owing, I suppose, to the sudden storm.†
p. 127.3
- 'Must I go?' asked Catherine dolefully, bending over him.†
p. 174.9dolefully = in a manner that is full of sadness