All 3 Uses of
lament
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- Pastor Merrill stuttered his way into Lamentations—"The Lord is good unto them that wait for him."†
p. 135.3 *lamentations = passionate expressions of grief or sorrow
- My father thought we should also be comforted by Lamentations, from which he read: " 'The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.'†
p. 574.0
- " And if that morsel could not satisfy our hunger to be comforted, Pastor Merrill led us further into Lamentations: " Tor the Lord will not cast off for ever, but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.'†
p. 574.1
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.