tristful
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There are few sadder poems than this with its tristful refrain, even in the works of Mr. Hardy.
From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert
It has a very tristful and taciturn expression….
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio
Late when the sumach's red was dulled and worn, And fainter grew the trite and troublous word Of tristful cricket, that replaced the bird, I sought the slope, and found a waste forlorn.
From Ride to the Lady And Other Poems by Cone, Helen Gray
For God's sake, lords, convey my tristful Queen; For tears do stop the floodgates of her eyes.
From King Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William
Why had Pat only given her tristful white pearls?
From Pink Gods and Blue Demons by Stockley, Cynthia