The Only Use of
languish
in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Do it for thy true-love take; Love and languish for his sake; Be it ounce, or cat, or bear, Pard, or boar with bristled hair, In thy eye that shall appear When thou wak'st, it is thy dear; Wake when some vile thing is near.†
Scene 2.2
Definition:
to suffer in a bad situation for a long time