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pathetical
/pəˈθɛtɪkl̩/
adj 2
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2VERB + PATHETICAL
made
PATHETICAL + NOUN
prayers, unt
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adj
1
Arousing sympathy; pathetic.
2
Arising from strong emotion; passionate.
Not Hermes Prolocutor to the Gods, Could vſe perſwaſions more pathetical.
Theseus at the first sight of Helen was so besotted, that he esteemed himself the happiest man in the world if he might enjoy her, and to that purpose kneeled down, and made his pathetical prayers unto the gods.
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Not Hermes Prolocutor to the Gods, Could vſe perſwaſions more pathetical.
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Theseus at the first sight of Helen was so besotted, that he esteemed himself the happiest man in the world if he might enjoy her, and to that purpose kneeled down, and made his pathetical prayers unt
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