uncheerful

Example Sentences

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There was an allegorical air—a person fond of Spenser will understand me—in this uncheerful spot, single in such a country, ‘The house was hearsed about with a black wood.’

From Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 by Shairp, John Campbell

I asked him news of Clyde, but he had no news to bring me until two days before my trial, when he came into my cell with a grave but not uncheerful countenance.

From The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) by Murray, David Christie

At first Iglesias saw without seeing, busy with his own uncheerful thoughts.

From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas

She became uncheerful, and reflected that the subtle flattery in his manner was probably a mere habit; Lady Mary had intimated that he liked women and had loved several.

From Senator North by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

He looked in upon a bare but not uncheerful room, where a clean wood fire blazed on an open hearth and over the fire a kettle sang cosily.

From Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir