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Grammar

Old English grammar

Good-night, good-night! parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good-night till it be morrow.” — Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

What do 'such' and 'that' here mean?
  

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Perhaps a paraphrase will help: Good night, good night. Parting (from you) is a sorrow that is also sweet. It is so sweet that I shall continue the act of parting as long as possible.

— Doctor D

  • Perhaps a paraphrase will help: Good night, good night.
  • Parting (from you) is a sorrow that is also sweet.
  • It is so sweet that I shall continue the act of parting as long as possible.
  • If you can imagine Romeo kissing her goodbye, then you can easily see where leaving is a pain but the manner of "saying goodbye" is pleasant.
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Perhaps a paraphrase will help:

Good night, good night. Parting (from you) is a sorrow that is also sweet. It is so sweet that I shall continue the act of parting as long as possible.

If you can imagine Romeo kissing her goodbye, then you can easily see where leaving is a pain but the manner of "saying goodbye" is pleasant.

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