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A countenance more in sorrow

than in anger






Phrases from Shakespeare



A countenance more in sorrow than in anger





Meaning:

Literal meaning - a person or thing that is viewed more with sadness than with anger.



Example:







Origin:

From Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1603. Horatio describes to Hamlet the appearance of his father's ghost:

Hamlet: What, look'd he frowningly?

Horatio: A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.
























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