Melancholy
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It was in vain to speak comfortably to him; the wound had sunk too deep; it was a stab that touched the vitals; he grew
melancholy
and disconsolate, and from thence lethargic, and died.
More example sentences with word melancholy
He would make many
melancholy
reflections upon the precariousness of human life, and when all these humane sentiments had been once fairly expressed, he would pursue his business or his pleasure with the same ease and tranquility as if no such accident had happened.
But the self-loathing of that period left a void, and celebration needs to fill and overflow it, and even if I repay my private debt of melancholy, there's still an outer world of homophobia that it will take decades to address.
So within a couple of minutes, and the piece isn't even finished yet, I experienced two very contrasting characters: beautiful
melancholy
and sheer energy.
If you've never felt melancholy, you've missed out on part of what it means to be human.
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