tristful
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"Whoever will give any information of these unfortunate, tristful gentlemen to the Hartford Convention, will confer a favor on humanity."
From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler
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
They took me to the county jail My tristful Kate pursuing, And all the way she sobb’d and cried ‘Oh! what have I been doing?’
From The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland by Various
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
Suzette had tristful eyes when they rested upon this cemetery.
From Bohemian Days Three American Tales by Townsend, George Alfred