museful

Example Sentences

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Her museful ardours were chilled by the looks of Ormond.

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

There would not soon be found, I ween, One foot of ground among those bands For museful thought, So many shriekers of the keen Would cry aloud and clap their hands, All woe distraught!

From A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

She was sitting in her own apartment in a museful posture.

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

Not so the museful sage:—abroad he walks Contemplative, if haply he may find What cause controls the tempest's rage, or whence, Amidst the savage season, Winter smiles.

From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert

From weary eyes Pass the pale phantoms of our earth and skies; The gray head droops; the museful lips are closed On life's vain questionings and more vain replies!

From The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 by Various