dismals
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The worst miss of all to me is, that, when we are in the dismals, there is now no hope of relief from any quarter whatsoever.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Auntie’s ill and in bed, Rosalind and Roger are spooning about in the grounds, Armstrong’s got the dismals, and the governor’s not to be disturbed.
From Roger Ingleton, Minor by Talbot Baines Reed
Grace persuaded him to stay to luncheon, and he did, and tried to win Miss Rose out of the dismals, and got incontinently snubbed for his pains.
From Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel by May Agnes Fleming
He is the sort of man to give me the dismals.
From A Very Naughty Girl by L. T. Meade
Well," said Murray, "I've got this promotion, and I'm not going to worry about dismals.
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Stanley L. Wood