sick at heart

Etymology
From , Act I, Scene 1, by :
 * Francisco: For this relief much thanks: 'tis bitter cold, / And I am sick at heart.

Adjective

 * 1)  Despairing, distressed, or anxious.
 * 2) * 1853,, A Child's History of England, Ch. 12—Henry the Second:
 * Sick at heart, wearied out by the falsehood of his sons, and almost ready to lie down and die, the unhappy King who had so long stood firm, began to fail.
 * Sick at heart, wearied out by the falsehood of his sons, and almost ready to lie down and die, the unhappy King who had so long stood firm, began to fail.