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grave

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Faust -- translated by Brooks

Cradle and grave— A limitless deep— An endless weaving To and fro, A restless heaving Of life and glow,— So shape I, on Destiny's thundering loom, The Godhead's live garment, eternal in bloom.†
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The joy-feasts of the fathers thou hast brightened, The hearts of gravest guests were lightened, When, pledged, from hand to hand they saw thee pass.†
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Has the grave's lowly one Risen victorious?†
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But hereby hangs a grave condition, Of this we'll talk when next we meet; But for the present I entreat Most urgently your kind dismission.
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grave = serious and solemn

I'm none of your magnates, I grant thee; Yet if thou art willing, my friend, Through life to jog on beside me, Thy pleasure in all things shall guide me, To thee will I bind me, A friend thou shalt find me, And, e'en to the grave, Shalt make me thy servant, make me thy slave!†
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My worthy Master Gravity, Let not a word of the Law be spoken!†
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] There was a king in Thule, To whom, when near her grave, The mistress he loved so truly A golden goblet gave.†
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All but one weighty, grave request!†
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'Twill do in youth's tumultuous maze To wander round the world, a careless rover; But soon will come the evil days, And then, a lone dry stick, on the grave's brink to hover, For that nobody ever prays.†
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Her chamber is your destination, And not the grave, I guess.†
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While him I crave, Each place is the grave, The world is all Turned into gall.†
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I'm going home now through the grave To God, a soldier and a brave.†
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If the grave is there, If death is lurking; then come!†
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[48] The blade that quivers behind me, Quivers at every neck with convulsive shock; Dumb lies the world as the grave!†
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Definition:

(grave as in: Her manner was grave.)
serious and/or solemn
The exact meaning of this sense of grave can depend upon its context. For example:
- "This is a grave problem," or "a situation of the utmost gravity." -- important, dangerous, or causing worry
- "She was in a grave mood upon returning from the funeral." -- sad or solemn
- "She looked me in the eye and gravely promised." -- in a sincere and serious manner