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Lamentations

The Lamentations of Jeremiah used in the Roman Catholic service at matins in Holy Week; originally sung in plainsong and still surviving in that form, but from the early 16th century also used in polyphonic settings.



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A proof of the infallibility of the foregoing receipt, in the lamentations of the widow; with other suitable decorations of death, such as physicians, &c.
His entrance was followed by that of the widow, whose lamentations filled the room.
I found a dismal letter from him on my arrival here, full of complaints of his wife and sister, and lamentations on the cruelty of his fate.
 
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