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Sorry, 1) sore, painful: “a salt and s. rheum,” Oth. III, 4, 51 (Qq sullen).
2) sorrowful, sad: “burnt the shining glory of Ilion, that the skies were s.” Lucr. 1524. “make glad and s. seasons as thou fleets,” Sonn. 19, 5. “the place of death and s. execution,” Err. V, 121. “I never wished to see you s.” Wint. II, 1, 123. “I am but s., not afeard,” IV, 4, 474. “a s. breakfast for my lord protector,” H6B I, 4, 79. “glad or s. as I saw it inclined,” H8 II, 4, 26. “this is a s. sight,” Mcb. II, 2, 21. “of --est fancies your companions making,” III, 2, 9. “is't enough I am s.?” Cymb. V, 4, 11.
3) Used as an expression of any regret: H4B V, 2, 32 “(--er).” Tim. I, 2, 17. Oth. V, 2, 289. With for: “I am s. for her,” Ado II, 3, 172. Ado II, 3, 172 “I am s. for thy much misgovernment,” IV, 1, 100. “I am s. for my cousin,” IV, 1, 100 V, 1, 103. Merch. IV, 1, 3. As III, 5, 86. Lr. II, 2, 159. Cymb. V, 5, 297 (F1 sorrow). “are s. for our pains,” All's III, 2, 66. “I am so s. for my trespass made,” H6C V, 1, 92. Tit. V, 1, 123. Tim. V, 1, 142. Caes. IV, 3, 64. Caes. IV, 3, 64 Oth. III, 1, 44. “I am s. for't,” Wint. III, 2, 219. H6B IV, 2, 102. H8 II, 1, 9. Oth. I, 3, 73. Cymb. IV, 2, 93. V, 5, 270 etc. Followed by an inf.: “s. I am to hear what I have heard,” H6B II, 1, 193. H8 I, 1, 193. H8 I, 1, 193 Oth. III, 3, 344. V, 1, 81. Ant. I, 3, 14. III, 13, 135 etc. By a clause; in the indic.: Tp. III, 2, 119. Gent. V, 4, 69. Wiv. III, 5, 125. Meas. V, 479. Err. V, 1. Err. V, 1 Ado IV, 1, 89. LLL V, 2, 726. Merch. II, 3, 1. IV, 1, 405. H5 III, 5, 56. H6A II, 3, 71. H8 I, 2, 109. Tim. III, 6, 17 etc. With should: “I am s. one so learned should slip so grossly,” Meas. V, 475. H4B I, 1, 105. R3 III, 7, 88. H8 III, 1, 51. “who I would be s. should be thus foolishly lost,” Meas. I, 2, 195. “I would be s. but the fool should be as oft with your master,” Tw. III, 1, 45. “I would be s. but it should be thus,” H4B IV, 3, 33 (== if it were not thus). With if: “he is much s., if any thing more than your pleasure did move your greatness to call upon him,” Troil. II, 3, 116.
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