He uttered his love plaints aloud and in a lachrymose tone Oh - Weird Tales. Vol. I by E. T. A. Hoffmann

His features were strongly marked and the expression of his countenance was both severe and melancholy and judging by his expression and his voice which was harsh and lachrymose his particular form of religion did not appear to afford him either amusement or consolation - At Love's Cost by Charles Garvice