Groanes

Panuccio, yawning and stretching out his limbes, with unusuall groanes and respirations, such as (better) could bee hardly dissembled: seemed to wake as out of a traunce, and calling his friend Adriano, said. ❋ Unknown (2004)

At these harsh words, Isabella fell into abundance of teares, where-among she mingled many sighes and groanes, such as were able to overthrow a farre stronger constitution: so that, being full of feare and dismay, yet no way distrusting her brethrens cruell deede; she durst not question any more after him. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Frazer quotes an ancient English paper which records the startling fact that when an oak is being felled it gives a kind of shriekes or groanes that may be heard a mile off as if it were the genius of the oak lamenting. ❋ Unknown (1955)

When an oak is being felled “it gives a kind of shriekes or groanes, that may be heard a mile off, as if it were the genius of the oake lamenting. ❋ Unknown (1922)

Forget not: in thy book record their groanes Who were thy Sheep and in their antient Fold Slayn by the bloody Piemontese that roll'd Mother with Infant down the Rocks. ❋ John Milton (1645)

[Enter the other Maske of entended murderers; Step-sons; Bastard; and a fourth man, comming in dauncing, the Duke recouers a little in voyce, and groanes, - calls a guard, treason.] [At which they all start out of their measure, and turning towards the Table, they finde them all to be murdered.] ❋ Unknown (1608)

643: The wretched annimall heau'd forth such groanes ❋ Unknown (1623)

3088: Of all one paine, saue for a night of groanes ❋ Unknown (1623)

2722: Are clamorous groanes, that strike vpon my heart, ❋ Unknown (1623)

948: Th 'annointed soueraigne of sighes and groanes: ❋ Unknown (1623)

1700: Such groanes of roaring Winde, and Raine, I neuer ❋ Unknown (1623)

407: And left thee there: where thou didst vent thy groanes ❋ Unknown (1623)

577: [Here Salisbury lifteth himselfe vp, and groanes.] ❋ Unknown (1623)

1209: To see my teares, and heare my deepe-fet groanes. ❋ Unknown (1623)

2004: Where sighes, and groanes, and shrieks that rent the ayre ❋ Unknown (1623)

548: With groanes that thunder loue, with sighes of fire. ❋ Unknown (1623)

When an oak is being felled "it gives a kind of shriekes or groanes, that may be heard a mile off, as if it were the genius of the oake lamenting. ❋ Unknown (1922)