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tristful

[trist-fuhl] / ˈtrɪst fəl /


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Eyes so tristful, eyes so tristful, Heart so full of care and cumber, I was lapped in rest and slumber, Ye have made me wakeful, wistful!

From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Again prevailed the tristful dirge of the pines.

From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart

But if I here could see the tristful soul   Of Guido, or Alessandro, or their brother,   For Branda's fount I would not give the sight.

From Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

It ran as follows: showing that Oberlus was at least an accomplished writer, and no mere boor; and what is more, was capable of the most tristful eloquence.

From The Piazza Tales by Melville, Herman

Is true inheritor of Judah's throne, Last born of tristful Ochoziah's children, Reared up, you know it, by the name of Joas.

From Athaliah A Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825) by Donkersley, J.




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