woful

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In his proem to the first book he invokes one of the furies to aid him in his task: “Thesiphone, thou help me for tendyte Thise woful vers, that wepen as I wryte!”

From Astronomical Lore in Chaucer by Grimm, Florence M.

The dear delightful abb� could not have--oh, no, that was absurd and ridiculous, and yet why should Gabrielle sit so stonily with that woful look of pain?

From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

Down sunk woful Ludegast grovelling on the green.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

A woful end to all their golden hopes and happiness.

From Maid of the Mist by Oxenham, John

Tired, hungry, wet, cold, disheartened, the immigrants who had so jauntily descended the River to this “Strait of Horrors,” presented a most woful appearance.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison