low-spirited

Example Sentences

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You must cheer up, for your letter proves to me that you are low-spirited.

From Charlotte Bront? A Monograph by Reid, T. Wemyss

I was not so low-spirited as on the last celebration of this memorable day.

From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)

His pride would not let him feel low-spirited.

From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham

Laugh as I would, however, I could not laugh her out of her belief, and seeing how low-spirited she was, I offered to pass the night with her.

From There is no Death by Marryatt, Florence

My Fuegian captive, whom I named 'Boat Memory,' seemed frightened, but not low-spirited; he eat enormously, and soon fell fast asleep.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert