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English
Noun
tragœdy (plural tragœdies)
- Obsolete spelling of tragedy.
- 1613, Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas and Josvah Sylvester , Du Bartas his Deuine Weekes and Workes (2nd ed.), first week, third day, “The Svmmarie of the VI. Booke”, page 76
- While the Tyrant contemplated his luſt, Iudith in trouble called vpon her God, who made way for her works through the Tyrants owne wickedneſſe: who heaping ſin vpon ſin, approched at laſt to the end of his tragœdy: and mounting vpon the ſcaffolde of the yre of God, falles aſleepe in his ſinfull bed, & is by Iudith beheaded in his beaſtly drunkennes.