Motif
grief anticipating early death
grief_anticipating_early_death
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Fate and Mortality. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 93 / PAGE 95 / PAGE 97 / PAGE 98; lines 7989-8140 confidence: high
The speaker says she does not sleep, redden her nails, feel joy, eat, or smile because the sons of Usnach do not return.
The speaker says she sleeps not, eats not, smiles not, has no joy, asks that her heart not be broken, and expects to reach an early grave.
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