Rembrandt and Velázquez — was ever described as melancholic and, indeed, showed any traces of the affliction. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
The band's past is filled with beautiful and dense orchestrations that can only be described as melancholic and morose. From Wordnik.com. [Mammoth Press] Reference
Speaking of Simon, Ritter recalls the melancholic side of that legendary songwriter in the epic "Another New World," as well as his perky side in "Lark.". From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News]
This temperament the Elizabethans would have called melancholic; and Hamlet seems to be an example of it, as Lear is of a temperament mixedly choleric and sanguine. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth] Reference
Outfitted primarily with acoustic guitars, bass, and muted drums, their approach can be described as melancholic folk-pop (think Simon & Garfunkel, Ida, or Essex Green). From Wordnik.com. Reference
But it's such a beautiful performance, because it really is sort of comic and kind of melancholic at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2003] Reference
His smile betrayed the kind of melancholic toleration of those who have seen much of life and who no longer have any great expectations. From Wordnik.com. [The 13 Culprits]
There's been a strange kind of melancholic fun to be had over the past few weeks (if such a thing is even possible) watching as various. From Wordnik.com. [Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today] Reference
I don't know in which genre you might catalogue my music, but if I had to to do it, I guess It's a kind of melancholic danceable electro-EBM. From Wordnik.com. [Side-Line news feed] Reference
"In human patients with a type of depression called melancholic depression, fluoxetine/Prozac doesn't work as an antidepressant but desipramine does work. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Rarely is it bilious, and still more rarely, melancholic. From Wordnik.com. [Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century] Reference
In photographs, she often looks a little scared or melancholic. From Wordnik.com. [Fiona Apple and Her 'Extraordinary Machine'] Reference
Everyone heard a soft and melancholic melody that was soothing to the ears. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.15: Journey and a Half] Reference
My dear Madam, I am really getting too serious, philosophic, and melancholic. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866] Reference
When he reached the end, he turned and expressed a soft, melancholic whimper. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Wall of Suburbia] Reference
Its very melancholic but it has like respect for, you know, where life takes you. From Wordnik.com. [Robyn: Swedish Pop With International Appeal] Reference
Or fly to the stars in the New Pullman Cars, when we find the dull earth melancholic. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittulae, Random Verses] Reference
I mean, being Goth means you have an affiliation with a melancholic view of the world. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2006] Reference
That some such melancholic refinements were restless in the brains of many I have no doubt. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863] Reference
It was a bright morning, the kind that tended to lift spirits and dampen melancholic feelings. From Wordnik.com. [Disparity] Reference
Wells, maybe, was thinking on socialism & science, and in some melancholic way of the waitress, she all ascent. From Wordnik.com. [Unmanned] Reference
"My lady" appeared more melancholic than ordinarily, when congratulating me on my successful entry into public life. From Wordnik.com. [She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.] Reference
Cleave then to your liveliness, young people! and throw away from you all vapors, megrims, and melancholic feelings!. From Wordnik.com. [Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside] Reference
The old heathen made out just four humors, as he called 'em, -- the sanguineous, phlegmatic, choleric, and melancholic. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
The affection displayed by the Egyptians for bright colours would alone indicate that their temperament was not melancholic. From Wordnik.com. [The Treasury of Ancient Egypt Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology] Reference
It's not merely Depp's physical dexterity that impresses: he has a melancholic inner stillness that's genuinely Keatonesque. From Wordnik.com. [Silent Clown, Chatty Killer] Reference
It's a melancholic, brooding record with an emotionally-layered depth, lyrically, to match the layers of the sounds musically. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Chattman: Serj Tankian Talks Politics and Finds the Art of "Imperfection"] Reference
Dr. Lahmann distinguishes the hypochondriacal, the melancholic and the hysteric odours, which, as he says, are most characteristic. From Wordnik.com. [Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration] Reference
The scent gave the area a melancholic feel that countered the insane stench of the Metalworks District on the western side of the city. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.14: Ki to Wisdom] Reference
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