Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary. From LearnThat.org. [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), American poet from The Rainy Day.]
"It is what I call a dreary, dismal-looking town," said Miles to. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan] Reference
It was the reward he had promised her for what he called her dreary, mechanical job of copying and copying. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Waddington of Wyck] Reference
Her use of the word "dreary" is a clever utilization of a subjective adjective (and a very Wordsworthian one). From Wordnik.com. [Wordsworth, the _Lyrical Ballads_, and Literary and Social Reform in Nineteenth Century America] Reference
Right now, we're in dreary Ohio but we're originally from New Jersey. From Wordnik.com. [Page 2] Reference
Boston has had a fair share of cold, rainy and just plain dreary weather over the last couple of months. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
All things considered, it could be worse, but all of the grey and the dreary is sort of sapping my motivation. From Wordnik.com. [» Smiling in the Rain Strocel.com] Reference
Dialogue is recited in dreary monotone, shots are repeated and held far too long, and it all feels distressingly amateurish. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
Regardless of who wins the Democratic nomination, we will have to work very hard, in dreary, traditional ways, to get him elected. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 25, 2004 - January 31, 2004 Archives] Reference
"Yes," came in dreary echo from the man none of us had understood till now; "so great a crime could not be hid. From Wordnik.com. [The Filigree Ball] Reference
I'm sorry to hear you are experiencing the same kind of dreary weather as we are. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken pot pie in summer? Oh no you didn't.. Oh yes I did.] Reference
We seem to have been marked down for "dreary" this November -- a highly variable month. From Wordnik.com. [Raining] Reference
The words startled her hearer, though she spoke them with a kind of dreary quietness which was not without pathos. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Soul] Reference
The book is so dreary, pompous and self-serving that any critique that takes it apart limb from limb will be kind of dreary as well. From Wordnik.com. [Best seller list Oct 1-Dec 31, 2007 | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
But long and dreary is the way. From Wordnik.com. [The Widow] Reference
For without it how dreary is life!. From Wordnik.com. [Oldtown Folks] Reference
At the sound of the wind dreary is my heart. From Wordnik.com. [Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan] Reference
TAIHOKU, life ground on in dreary monochrome. From Wordnik.com. [A MAN SENT FROM GOD] Reference
Camp life just seems kind of dreary to me sometimes. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch] Reference
Gordon Ramsay restaurants shamed for 'dreary' atmosphere and. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Japan Leads Rally; Steel Stocks Up] Reference
"What would fill it worthily?" the lady asked, with a kind of dreary abstractedness. From Wordnik.com. [Nobody] Reference
Sequim averaged 2.34 hours of bright sunshine per day and had only one "dreary" day. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
Some of the Michelin starred chef's outlets are condemned as 'dreary' and 'lacking soul'. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
He had been decried as 'dreary'; yet London suddenly found itself applauding him as a wit. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1] Reference
Gordon Ramsay's restaurants have been criticised for being 'dreary' and having 'outrageous' prices. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The day was dark and overhung, not with cloud, but with a kind of dreary vapour that shut out the sun. From Wordnik.com. [Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset] Reference
The day was dark and over, hung, not with cloud, but with a kind of dreary vapour that shut out the sun. From Wordnik.com. [The Isles of Sunset] Reference
After the distillery, it was kind of dreary outside so we went into the first pub we found, had a few beers and just relaxed. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
Religious writings such as those of Calvin, in a hard style and "dreary," as Bossuet expressed it, exhibited vigour, power, and sobriety. From Wordnik.com. [Initiation into Literature] Reference
"Must be kind of dreary work for them -- living," he thought, ". From Wordnik.com. [Christmas A Story] Reference
Last weekend the dreary cycle seemed to be repeating itself. From Wordnik.com. [Deja Vu All Over Again] Reference
"I hate dreary, boring, bourgeois living -- it's not interesting.". From Wordnik.com. [The New Singles] Reference
Our dreary weather and tedious topography have their positive sides, too. From Wordnik.com. [Pride And Prejudice] Reference
It's summer in Washington even though the dreary, wet weather feels like April. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: The Masters Of Spin] Reference
A dreary, flat-roofed, red-brick building with no windows overlooking the water. From Wordnik.com. [Did A Car Hit It--Or Maybe A Train?] Reference
The uplift it has provided this city, amid the dreary dog days of winter, is palpable. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Root, Root, Root For The Home Team] Reference
That's many, many dreary Sunday afternoons with what has too often been a dismal team. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Root, Root, Root For The Home Team] Reference
In 1993, after one stint in Arizona, he pitched up in the dreary farm town of Decker, Mich. From Wordnik.com. [The Plot] Reference
A matter-of-fact celebration of chucking one's dreary life and following your heart to Paris. 5. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Richard Price] Reference
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