All 3 Uses of
solemn
in
All's Well That Ends Well, by Shakespeare
- Good fortune and the favour of the king Smile upon this contract; whose ceremony Shall seem expedient on the now-born brief, And be perform'd to-night: the solemn feast Shall more attend upon the coming space, Expecting absent friends.†
Scene 2.3solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- Although before the solemn priest I have sworn, I will not bed her.†
Scene 2.3 *
- He met the duke in the street, sir; of whom he hath taken a solemn leave: his lordship will next morning for France.†
Scene 4.3
Definition:
in a very serious (and often dignified) manner