hard adj.

2022-09-15 hard

TR1.708 “Měn séyn, ‘tǒ wrécche ǐs cónsǒlácǐóun
TR1.709 Tǒ háve ǎnóthěr félǎwe ín hy̌s péyně.’
TR1.710 Thǎt ówghtě wél běn óure ǒpýny̌óun,
TR1.711 Fǒr bóthě thów ǎnd Í ǒf lóve wě pléyně.
TR1.712 Sǒ fúl ǒf sórwe ǎm Í, sǒth fór tǒ séyně,
TR1.713 Thǎt cértěinlý nǎmórě hárdě grácě
TR1.714 Mǎy sítte ǒn mé, fǒr-whý thěr ís nǒ spácě.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): People say: “To a miserable person it’s consolation to have a companion in his pain.” That ought indeed to be our opinion, for both you and I complain about love. I’m so full of sorrow, to tell the truth, that certainly no more bad luck can perch on me because there’s no more room!
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 世間では『同じ苦しみを持つ友を一人持つことは、みじめな人には慰めである』といいます。それは私たちの考え方にうまく当てはまります。若君と私二人とも、恋で嘆いているのですから。実を言いますと、私は悲しみが一杯なので、きっと、不運はもはや私の上に座ることができないでしょう、余地がないからです。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 人们说，’苦恼爱找苦恼做伙伴；’这句话我俩都不得不承认，因为你我都是在情场中挣扎的人；老实说来，我也是满怀愁痛，再不能平添更多的烦恼了。

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Pandarus
Addressee: Troilus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 2.13
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: fortune or luck (Pandarus’ grace)
Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: Not quoted

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 34): harde grace: bad luck
Fisher (1989: 411): harde grace: misfortune
Benson (1987: 483): harde grace: bad fortune
Davis et al. (1979): (Quoted) ~ grace: misfortune (s.v. hard, adj.)
Donaldson (1975): N/A
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

~ grace: misfortune, bad luck

Comments from the Editor

As we can also find in 2.57–63, Pandarus is also a lover and suffers from love.