And fear, and all that dark despondence doth inherit. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley] Reference
Coast, and in his despondence he tried his hand at a little forgery. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare] Reference
Goodnight ignored his despondence for a while, then got tired of it. From Wordnik.com. [Streets of Laredo] Reference
I had gone abroad in despondence -- I returned home almost in desperation. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell] Reference
Despite my despondence at being stuck there, I knew something was brewing. From Wordnik.com. [Stacey Lawson: Listening To The Voice Within] Reference
Mrs. Cregan was looking at the thick china with a sort of aggrieved despondence. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
And despondence among repugs would explain the drop in support for McConnell here. From Wordnik.com. [Republicans Ceding Colorado, New Mexico And Iowa? Not So Much, They Claim] Reference
Since then, he had alternated between barely repressed fury and a darker despondence. From Wordnik.com. [Star Trek: Voyager®: Full Circle] Reference
I woke up in the late morning with a new found sense of despondence, as well as a backache. From Wordnik.com. [babycartercl Diary Entry] Reference
You are creating endless misery, and destroying the best of your days in hopeless despondence. From Wordnik.com. [The Curate and His Daughter, a Cornish Tale] Reference
In this gloomy despondence passed the night, her eyes never closed, her determination never formed. From Wordnik.com. [Cecilia] Reference
Full of mortification, shame, and despondence, and not knowing how to walk, the ladies fell into the dirt. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Caliph Vathek] Reference
It also cites "despondence and grumpiness as a means to gauge waning trustworthiness" in federal employees. From Wordnik.com. [White House asks agencies to review data security] Reference
Mr. Tyrold now sat down, with an air between calmness and despondence, saying, 'And how has this come to pass?'. From Wordnik.com. [Camilla] Reference
I was in reality the monster that I am, I was filled with the bitterest sensations of despondence and mortification. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 12] Reference
Now. let's hope that Scherer takes a long, long leave of absence to overcome his despondence over McBush's loss. donovong. From Wordnik.com. [Things That Matter - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference
And yielding to despondence on account of his sons, which he felt not upon his own, the father rested his head upon his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Rob Roy] Reference
Delvile, struck by these words, turned suddenly from them both, and in gloomy despondence walked to the other end of the room. From Wordnik.com. [Cecilia] Reference
As she walked along, seemingly incommoded by the burden, a young man met her, whose countenance expressed a deeper despondence. From Wordnik.com. [Frankenstein] Reference
But, notwithstanding his declaration of despondence on this head, his imagination involuntarily teemed with more agreeable ideas. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle] Reference
Your words, dear Bramble, have in a great measure recalled me from an abyss of despondence, in which I have been long overwhelmed. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition of Humphry Clinker] Reference
So saying, he sunk upon that couch on which Monimia had oft reposed, and abandoned himself to all the excess of grief and despondence. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom] Reference
Another day of combat followed, with like results, and the confidence of the Persian monarch was changed into despondence and perplexity. From Wordnik.com. [Mosaics of Grecian History] Reference
After the game Sunday, Bruney sat in front of his locker, his shoulder wrapped in ice and bandages, head in his palm and near despondence. From Wordnik.com. [Nationals Journal] Reference
The company were, in some measure, infected by his despondence, concerning the cause of which, however, they would not venture to inquire. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves] Reference
Nothing like emphasizing despondence during the holiday season (and just try getting an appointment with a psychiatrist at this time of year). From Wordnik.com. [Anne Z. Boxer: Most Depressing Ad of 2009] Reference
Slaughtered or retreating in despondence being crushed the while, loud cries, O Bharata, of oh and alas arose among the troops of the Pandavas. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
He didn't walk with the same careful air of despondence that Vin had cultivated; he didn't even seem to care that he stood out from other skaa. From Wordnik.com. [Mistborn] Reference
But the most remarkable feature in Boone's character was a calm and cold equanimity which rarely rose to enthusiasm and never sunk to despondence. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer] Reference
Their faces brightened: they threw off the lethargy of despondence which had settled upon them, and discussed with some animation the chances of success. From Wordnik.com. [Round the World in Seven Days] Reference
However, this was no time to indulge despondence; since nobody could or would assist me, I stood the more in need of my own resolution and presence of mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle] Reference
Camilla flew up stairs, and found her, with a look of despondence seated in a corner of her room, which she had darkened by nearly shutting all the shutters. From Wordnik.com. [Camilla] Reference
She strove in vain to put the most favourable construction on what she saw; and, finally, imputed the effects of his despondence to the alienation of his heart. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom] Reference
The assuming letter she had received; the interview she should have to sustain; and her apparent dependance upon Sir Sedley, sinking her into complete despondence. From Wordnik.com. [Camilla] Reference
Thus reasoning and thus reflecting, passed the remainder of the day: one moment sunk to the lowest ebb of despondence, the next induced to cherish higher prospects. From Wordnik.com. [The Curate and His Daughter, a Cornish Tale] Reference
Now she rose from the couch, and opened the casement to listen; then she would pace the room with impatient steps, and, at length, return with despondence to her pillow. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of Udolpho] Reference
Sometimes I'll be working on a story or a poem, and I fall into a state of complete despondence. From Wordnik.com. [Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune] Reference
The fit of despondence which threatened to succeed this last melancholy reflection was interrupted by the sudden entrance of. From Wordnik.com. [Thaddeus of Warsaw] Reference
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