Both Uses of
lament
in
Henry IV, Part 2
- Fair daughter, you do draw my spirits from me
With new lamenting ancient oversights.Scene 2.3 *lamenting = expressing grief or regret
- Why then, lament therefore.†
Scene 5.3lament = express grief or regret
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Although lament typically refers to a feeling or simple vocal expression, it can refer to a vocal expression as complex as a sad song or poem. It can even refer to sad, but non-vocal music -- as when Tennessee Williams references background music in A Streetcar Named Desire.