A Countenance more in sorrow than in anger

Previous Page

A Countenance more in sorrow than in anger : Phrases

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.