Caril Ann in particular, with her extraordinary diction and painful wistfulness, is a marvel of a character. From Wordnik.com. [Reader reviews of Outside Valentine by Liza Ward.] Reference
We are in the realm not of logic but of wistfulness, and I must maintain that wistfulness is a respectable, serious condition. From Wordnik.com. [Joseph O’Neill on Wistfulness and ‘we’re-all-going-to-die Sex] Reference
There was a kind of wistfulness in his poise, and his calm, pure eyes were lifted toward the open sky. From Wordnik.com. [Aladdin O'Brien] Reference
The young man smiled with a certain wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter VIII] Reference
The appealing wistfulness of her face touched him. From Wordnik.com. [Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People'] Reference
The quiet voice was unsteady with intense wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Glory and the Other Girl] Reference
The Other Girl's voice rang out, sharp with wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Glory and the Other Girl] Reference
Yet the wistfulness of Arline's appeal touched her deeply. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer] Reference
And there was a wistfulness in the glance he cast upon the boy. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
A faint wistfulness tinged Marjorie's voice as she said slowly. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference
Isobel, for she had noted a certain wistfulness in Bobby's gaze. From Wordnik.com. ['Me and Nobbles'] Reference
"Even that!" said the Baron, with the odd wistfulness in his voice. From Wordnik.com. [Doom Castle] Reference
"Take care of them for me," he said, with a piercing wistfulness, to. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa] Reference
But in the sweet voice, when it spoke, there was depthless wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Glory and the Other Girl] Reference
Once again that incongruous little note of wistfulness sounded in his voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
For her part, back in Minneapolis, Mayor Belton has no time for wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Redrawing The Color Lines] Reference
In his face was the look of wistfulness which cripples so often have, and there was. From Wordnik.com. [The Aztec Treasure-House] Reference
The black eyes glistened with eagerness and the little face was full of wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Tabitha at Ivy Hall] Reference
But the tender wistfulness was all for Claire -- blind Claire, who saw nothing of it. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
Maren's head was up and she was looking at the little woman with an eager wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
Undaunted by the urn, Mr. Stanwood said, with humorous wistfulness, but looking at Nattie. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes] Reference
I think I could make you happy, my child, 'and there was a little wistfulness in his tone. From Wordnik.com. [Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story] Reference
Laura noticed a certain wistfulness in the invalid's tone and look; but she did not understand it. From Wordnik.com. [The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause] Reference
The dialect poems are particularly characteristic with their alternate sturdiness and wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry] Reference
"Won't either one of you say she is glad to see me?" she asked, with a mixture of gayety and wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army] Reference
"I wish we might," returned Emma, but a curious wistfulness crept into her eyes that Grace failed to note. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Problem] Reference
Her countenance reflected an expression of determination, tempered by the wistfulness of uncertainty and doubt. From Wordnik.com. [The Paternoster Ruby] Reference
Some of his enthusiasm was reflected upon her own fine, thoughtful face as a sort of wistfulness when she added. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories of Various Types] Reference
But, alive to all the suppressed wistfulness in the man's look and tone, she yearned to comfort him, so said impulsively. From Wordnik.com. [Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls] Reference
It was then taken away from him leaving only the wistfulness and the barren days squirming around like noodles in pork soup. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus of a Siam Mosquito] Reference
It came in at the door and the young factor raised his head many times a day to drink its sweetness in a sort of wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
There was an odd note of wistfulness in the harsh voice, and for a moment the handsome, arrogant old face softened incredibly. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
"Suppose you recite something first, then," suggested Gloriana, noting the wistfulness in the big, black eyes of her new sister. From Wordnik.com. [Tabitha's Vacation] Reference
"I've looked at that bar so often and so longingly I could find my way to it if I were blind," he commented with grim wistfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer] Reference
After dinner he was claimed by his father and remained in the smoking-room, detained by a certain wistfulness in his father's manner. From Wordnik.com. [Four Days The Story of a War Marriage] Reference
Asking my mom friends about the Dora days produced a sentimental wistfulness and remorse about the dark Miley Cyrus years that came after. From Wordnik.com. [A landmark in familiar territory: 'Dora the Explorer' turns 10 on Nickelodeon] Reference
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