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a sad feeling or manner — sometimes thoughtfully sad
- Now, though, I had higher hopes of finding Meg, which made it difficult to summon the proper amount of melancholy.p. 257.2
- Their expressions were melancholy, as if they knew they were going to their deaths, yet they circled the fire.p. 296.8
- I did not even mind the hyacinths blooming in the windowsill, filling the room with their melancholy perfume.p. 343.4
- Calypso smiled, though her eyes were still touched by melancholy.p. 354.9
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