| 单词 | pitiably |
| 例句 | He is trembling pitiably but seems completely unaware of it, as though certain essential communications between his body and brain have shut down. Boston bombing: We would have been standing right there 2013-04-30T00:00:00Z Coming across this strange picture in the Wallace Collection is always a mysterious treat: it makes George IV pitiably and floridly alive. National Portrait Gallery shines light on forgotten artist Thomas Lawrence 2010-08-04T18:38:00Z Now, the massive eight- and nine-figure salaries of studio heads alongside photos of pitiably small residual checks are paraded across legacy and social media like historical illustrations of monarchs growing fat as their people starve. The studios thought they could handle a strike. They might end up sparking a revolution 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Rarely do you get to feel, as pitiably as you do here, Stanley’s primal anger and Blanche’s folly. Review | ‘Guys and Dolls,’ ‘Medea’ and more: Classics in London feel new again 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The country might heal more quickly if the left, the right and the media accepted the modern Republican Party for what it is, and if the GOP’s old flames would stop so pitiably pining away. Opinion | To help the U.S. heal, critics like Cheney should accept the GOP for what it is 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z To this point, the response of Democratic leaders, including President Biden, has been pathetically, pitiably, embarrassingly weak. Dr. Mark Goulston on why Democrats keep losing: They're afraid of their own anger 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Oberholtzer’s Shane is so convincing as the manifestation of pitiably unschooled prejudice that you may have to stifle your own ungenerous impulse to see him punished. Review | ‘Take Me Out’ loads the Broadway bases with wit and incisive drama 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The fragments would be mournful and unresolved, offering a picture of Kamchatka as a grim place populated by the pitiably trapped and bereft. A Début Novel Remixes the Trope of the Missing Girl 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Even Muslims, Christendom’s formidable old rivals, came to be derided as pitiably “feminine” during the high noon of imperialism. The crisis in modern masculinity 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z The gesture proved prophetic: within a decade, surging Pop art and minimalism had rendered de Kooning and his many followers, in the eyes of art-world cognoscenti, pitiably passé. The Audacity of Robert Rauschenberg 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Was it Trump’s innate political talent that got him so far, or the competition posed by the remnants of a pitiably weak party? The Vanishing Republican Party 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The darkest dystopia is approached obliquely, as with the unsettling neologisms in “Excerpts from The New World Authorized Dictionary” which provide glimpses of a ghastly future society pitiably akin to our own. Alexander Weinstein’s ‘Children of the New World’ finds some eerily plausible futures 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The plot will fizzle out pitiably if he makes a happy marriage. Is Prince Harry the new Bridget Jones? 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Natalya should elicit sympathy as a touchingly humorous and pitiably desperate figure, yet Schilling’s willful manner and often inscrutable expression preclude much audience empathy. Review: CSC’s new ‘A Month in the Country’ lacks nuance 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Charm school would teach these disciplines and, suddenly, the old curriculum would seem pitiably redundant. Should charm be taught in schools? 2014-03-13T01:19:47Z Everyone will still admire you more if you are fat than if you are pitiably thin. What really motivates people to diet — being healthy or looking good? 2013-07-29T22:22:08Z She had been so strong, and now she had become so weak—so pitiably weak; with a weakness that rendered it impossible to save her. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z And so long as this is not done the millions we spend yearly on education are, to a pitiably great extent, millions wasted. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z She lifted her face pitiably, and the tears glistened in her eyes. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z And Lad was thus pitiably impotent to return his foe's attack. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z In determining what each play of the features indicated he was pitiably weak. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z So few assistants, so pitiably few customers, such a beggarly array of goods! Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z The questions on the lesson leaves make a good aid in study, but do most pitiably convict a teacher of unfaithfulness if he use them in teaching. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z She said very pitiably: "Oh, how—oh, how can you be Lady Burdon?" The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z It would be well for us all to remember that every man is pitiably poor until he is rich in faith, and rich toward God. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Leaving the once mighty kingdom of Yemen thus pitiably and for ever fallen from its high estate, we turn northward into the main stream of Arabian history. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z For, in Herrick's mind it was now all so clear; so pitiably clear! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z He was so wrong!—so far from the track, so utterly astray, so pitiably confident! Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z With all her immature personality, with the pitiably insufficient weapons of a little girl, Marise had fought not to accept Jeanne's way of seeing things. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z But who that reads the story through can fail to see that in the highest and best sense the rich man was pitiably poor? Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z We could not chaff one another, but poor Little Grand was pitiably sore then, and for long afterwards. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z But her encompassment, as is so apt to be the case here, was pitiably mediocre. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z He is in a bad position, and is pitiably weak. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z At least I myself at this present moment come straight from such a house of correction and baiting-house, and my skin looks as pitiably as if I had a scalped one over my limbs. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z Like the wife who is pitiably infatuated with a drunken, worthless husband, she still clings, with unabated love, to the cause of her shame, her misery, and her degradation. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z "A man's taste is so pitiably low!" remarked Lady Mar�chale, in her favorite stage aside to Mrs. Protocol; to which that other lady responded, "Disgracefully so!" Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z This confession of love on the part of Sigurd was the very thing Ethel had been dreading to hear; and her confusion and sickness of heart were pitiably manifest. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The only counsel permitted him, a young lieutenant selected from the junior Spanish army officers, risked the displeasure of his superiors in the few words he did say, but his argument was pitiably weak. The Philippines A Century Hence 2011-04-20T02:00:25.047Z "Er—that is," murmured Lord Eglinton pitiably, "could I have my coat right side out?" Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z They worked against the bill because they knew that an official count would disclose how pitiably small a fraction of women were on their side. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z Previous to the time when it came into operation the school system of the Province was pitiably inefficient. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z He towers above me, gaunt, powerful, as pitiably defenseless as any little child. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z He is perfectly aware that his defence of Stella was pitiably weak, his invention of a female friend lodging in Number ---- clumsy enough; he knows that everything combines to accuse her. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z “I understand,” she faltered; “and when will you be back, Stephen?” she asked, pitiably. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z No man on earth is more pitiably affected than the drug-taker; no suffering is more intense than his when deprived of his drug. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z He had always been a bold, clever man of business, but he had no force of character; in misfortune he was pitiably cast down. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z By this time the boat's crew had quite recovered, but I did not wish to dive, as the battery was still pitiably low. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z But that was a pitiably incomplete conception of the perfect man. Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals 2011-01-25T03:00:24.873Z To believe that man was aboriginally 184 civilised and then suffered utter degradation in so many regions, is to take a pitiably low view of human nature. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 2011-01-17T03:00:49.523Z The Stage says, 'Act mine,'—so pitiably often a poor playwright's abortive sensations! She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z I endeavoured to look undisturbed and as if this bottle had been thrown over with the glass, but I failed pitiably. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z It had long complained bitterly and pitiably about these practices, especially when it felt victimized by the harsh verdicts of actuarial principles. Pitfalls of the Health Mandate 2010-06-18T11:01:00Z I'm afraid I can only be deeply unscientific and pitiably vague. Bang goes the dream of real change. Is it them, or us? 2010-04-30T19:00:00Z That had been horrible, for the devil and an angel had locked in his heart then, and their efforts had torn him pitiably. The Man from Jericho And now he must admit that mere austerity unless supported by a spiritual encouragement to endure was liable at any moment to break up pitiably into suicide. Sinister Street, vol. 2 I will not have the world know how pitiably we have deteriorated in you; and I would rather ... Majesty A Novel Then there was still a certain greatness, dignity, and harmony left both within and about her; now her condition was painful and revolting to a degree that seemed almost pitiably ridiculous. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Then the cry rang out again, more sharply, more pitiably than ever. Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West Then a vast number of students of this class are pitiably poor, straining every nerve, putting up with privations undreamed of elsewhere, in order to get through the preparation for their life’s work. Russian Life To-day Even if we add the trade profits to this interest on investment, the total result is pitiably small. American World Policies The forecastle deck was a litter of broken timbers and tangled cordage that washed pitiably from side to side as the waters rolled over the splintered rail, or sobbed through its gaping seams. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 Not in him was it to afford such a triumph as that to his enemies, let alone to her who, when tried, had been found so pitiably wanting. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance But protestations availed not; and his head, the cleverest head in England, was pitiably hacked off by a bungling headsman. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History The general appearance of the choir suffers pitiably from the ill-advised restoration of 1848 and the following years. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See “Chilly” is a word that of late years has come to be a frequent and pitiably significant one on the lips of the middle-aged. Maids Wives and Bachelors I take bitter shame to myself for having bared my heart so nakedly to you that dreadful night, since it has been so pitiably unavailing. The Song of the Wolf But now that you're sad and serious and oh so pitiably tragic I love you more than I could ever tell you. You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did Ah, we totter on thus pitiably for years, and time passes as a dream and intoxication. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. I found him changed, rather pitiably changed, and in low spirits. The Return of the Prodigal The mare was still pitiably weak, and her condition had necessitated many stops, each of long duration. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance It was the last straw, and mumbling insanely through frothed lips, the now thoroughly discredited and wholly disgraced wretch stumbled pitiably out into the night of an ostracism more terrible than death. The Song of the Wolf They say she woke up soon after the shooting, and is taking on pitiably about Dainty's flight and Love's condition. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday Although pitiably weak in numbers and poor in funds, they decided to stop all parleyings with the enemy and to fire the first gun. Violence and the Labor Movement The old gambler seemed pitiably helpless and forlorn as he sat there in his accustomed chair waiting her return. Money Magic A Novel She is pitiably ignorant of the real teachings of the Christ! Carmen Ariza "What would we do without the dear deceptions that make us such pitiably delightful animals?" Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author He shook so pitiably as he worked that the Cat under the bed felt the tremor of it. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales The America he knew was made up of these small human units, some pitiably or absurdly small, but all anxiously straining upward. The Harbor When those keen nights came on, some of the men would beg of me most pitiably for more bed-clothing, asserting that they were suffering alive, it sometimes seeming as though they must perish. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences Josè, the shadow of his former self, clung pitiably to Rosendo’s hand, imploring the constant repetition of the old man’s narrative. Carmen Ariza “The Temperance Doctor” failed miserably; “Drunkard’s Warning” admonished pitiably few; while as for “Drunkard’s Doom,” no one cared what it might be and left him to it. The Strollers Washington a vulgar political camp—only Philadelphia was admitted to have the quality of a real city and her literary and artistic resources were pitiably slender and failing! A Son of the Middle Border At the same instant, Pamina awoke from her swoon, and began to call pitiably for her mother. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Her dad and the big, heavy-set man whom he called Frank, seemed uncomfortably aware of their deficiencies and were pitiably anxious to make her feel welcome—and failed. Sawtooth Ranch Many of them are not only pitiably ignorant, but are in the profession simply to make money out of the fears and credulity of the people. Carmen Ariza As he spoke, he lifted her up, and she stood swaying pitiably. Rose O'Paradise But when he found out that he was unhurt after the fall, he began to cry pitiably and to call for help, till he suddenly heard talking not far off. Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Upon the road I came up with a poor fellow limping pitiably. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France “Because, since we have become friends, life seems pitiably short for such a friendship.” The Maids of Paradise But, broken in spirit as well as in fortune, he made little headway, and two years later died pitiably in poverty and obscurity. Carmen Ariza That belonged to the chapter in Christianity that is now rapidly closing, a chapter of good works and results—but so pitiably below its possibilities. The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit But just so surely as one has lived—and therefore loved—one knows the inherent power to sting and wound in things the most pitiably commonplace. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 They are travelling for the Prince's health, he being a sort of spoilt child, pitiably nervous, imperfectly educated, and half paralysed by the recent death of his mother and the earlier one of a fiancée. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century What I am trying to show is that, reduced to its simplest terms, the accepted theology of the churches to-day is pitiably inadequate as an explanation of our relationship to this great and mysterious universe. The New Theology On this particular afternoon Carmen was lost in contemplation of the gorgeous dress, the lavish display of jewelry, and the general inanity of conversation; and her score was pitiably low. Carmen Ariza Perhaps she ought to be too careful of Stella to bring her into touch with a woman who had slipped from virtue, however innocently and pitiably. Love of Brothers Some simple reforms the English have secured, like the abolition of suttee and the improved condition of the child widows; but their influence on the great mass of the people has been pitiably small. The Critic in the Orient Many of the women on the Greenbriar had walked the entire distance over the mountains so that the pack-animals might be used in carrying the jealously guarded and pitiably few household-goods. A Virginia Scout In an instant she rose, and, dashing on, bounded over stock and stone, tearing herself pitiably, but heeding it not in her intense anxiety to save her child. Werwolves You know Maria had water on the head once!’ and her accents were pitiably full of hope. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Sydney still was intent on the lessening sounds when the old man's keen blue eyes withdrew themselves from the wood and scrutinized her face, pitiably drawn and colorless. A Tar-Heel Baron The boys he had looked up to, even the wisest of the seniors, seemed to him very young indeed, and their football worries pitiably unimportant. The Story of Leather "Conquered good, and conquering ill" is often pitiably true; but not an everlasting law, only a too frequent accident. Emily Brontë He wandered pitiably from room to room, and finally, weary and utterly wretched, sought a humble hiding-place. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Four little children were stretched upon the grass, one of them crying pitiably. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom The Frenchman is not so enormously conceited, so pitiably vain as to believe, like the Briton, that a crime is a virtue when for his own peculiar interest. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The story is pitiably human, if the student will but master its complex details. William Pitt and the Great War The Church has been pitiably torn and mutilated by disputes over the genuine form of administering these outer ceremonies, supposing them to be in themselves sacraments of life. Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries They will not bear quotation in cold print, where they are as pitiably out of place as an albatross on deck. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways But on a score of other occasions it failed pitiably on account of the lack of a comprehensive strategic plan and the want of energy and experience on the part of the commanding officers. A History of Sea Power "Thou wouldst not soil thy hands with the blood of thy kinsman...." he repeated pitiably. "Unto Caesar" By the side of these transcendent blessings which they possessed in common, how pitiably small and insignificant all the causes which kept them apart looked and were! Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John The settlers still knew so pitiably little about combating the frontier. Land of the Burnt Thigh She had never beheld such a pitiably embarrassed young couple in all her life. Lorraine A romance Watching the nimble fingers of the shabby minstrel with pitiably childish expression of amusement, a half-imbecile morio leaned upon the table. Under the Rose He stretched out his hands pitiably as his old friend went in. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Men who when they can no longer hold the body,—the agency by means of which they are related to the material world,—will go out poor indeed, pitiably poor. In Tune with the Infinite or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty Morning came, and with it the tiny folk, who burned themselves pitiably. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 When art, and poetry, and philosophy all pitiably fail, the Spirit unveils to us the bewildering feast. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year The spectacle was most pitiably humiliating, but I counted it an omen of progress. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 If Mr Sharnall was thus pitiably wanting in appreciation of a munificent offer, the rest of Cullerne made no pretence of imitating his example. The Nebuly Coat "Let us go without delay and obtain permission," and, taking his hand, led him with steps slow and pitiably uncertain into the presence of the Maréchale. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette I am, it must be, pitiably weak," she said at last, "because I cannot sing as he does. Chivalry His brother, slipping down from the chariot, pitiably outstretched helpless hands: 'Ah, by the parents who gave thee birth, great Trojan, spare this life and pity my prayer.' The Aeneid of Virgil A very sick man was coughing his soul out in the darkness of a lower bunk, while a pitiably covered woman gave him cold water to sip out of a spoon. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Only the plainsman's ingrained horror of throwing away a chance held them, shivering pitiably, to their places. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Her face was pale, waxen, almost spiritual in its expression, and she looked at me with just the most pitiably sweet smile in the world. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance He was shaking pitiably in the warm night, and down in the cabin, before he got his towel, Grief saw to it that a half-tumbler of whiskey was in his hand. A Son Of The Sun How shabby, how pitiably bare and meagre and colorless! At the Time Appointed It was not fair to make the comparison by which Professor Theobald suffered so pitiably. The Daughters of Danaus And all the while she was pitiably unconscious of how innocuous the old romanticist's tales of adventure may be, read in translation, by the light of such purity and innocence as hers. The Madigans His boasting was unrestrained, but his conception of the contest which he and his associates were inviting was pitiably inadequate. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 "She turns them all into canaries—I know she does!" the child asserted, still shaking pitiably, but facing Miss Dickinson with accusation in her eyes. Brother Copas Most of them are pitiably ignorant of even the commonest knowledge demanded in life. Deaconesses in Europe and their Lessons for America They were pitiably clad; like many farm-children, indeed, they could hardly be said to be clad at all. Other Main-Travelled Roads Despite all your excuses for us, Giusippe, it is quite true that we Americans are as a rule pitiably ignorant about languages. The Story of Glass They wore pitiably clad; like many farm-children, indeed, they could hardly be said to be clad at all. Prairie Folks She does not grow us men out of our mothers, but babes—helpless, pitiably, tearfully helpless babes!—ignorant; who must grow into the perfect stature and the mature mind of men. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy At any rate, we know so pitiably little of natural science. Invaders from the Infinite Searching in haste and great distress, they soon came upon my sister and me, exhausted, to be sure, and that most pitiably, but not beyond the point of being heartily glad of their arrival. Doctor Luke of the Labrador "I tell you I've got to have it out with that man!" protested the pitiably dazed but dogged combatant at her side. Phantom Wires A Novel Others failed rather pitiably to live up to one's expectations. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army They were pitiably clad; like most farm-children, indeed, they could hardly be said to be clad at all. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 On the other hand, I am forced to admit that had his motive been pure benevolence his offering would not have been so pitiably scant. The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals It makes me feel badly to see Ruth so quiet and resigned, like a little beaten thing, so pitiably anxious to please. The Fifth Wheel A Novel It had seemed so monstrous to her that the pulse in that senseless thing of gilt should throb on unheeding while below, on the little white bed, that other pulse was so pitiably still. The Tangled Threads Of his several patients Wren probably was now causing him the sorest anxiety, for the captain had been grievously wounded and was pitiably weak. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier The disgrace of a pitiably weak team of freshmen being annihilated by minor colleges was eloquently put before the directors. The Young Pitcher Amherst knew that this was the answer with which his plea would be met; knew, moreover, that the plea was given a hearing simply because his judges deemed it so pitiably easy to refute. The Fruit of the Tree Her dad and the big, heavy-set man whom he called Frank, seemed uncomfortably aware of their deficiencies and were pitiably anxious to make her feel welcome,—and failed. The Quirt He said pitiably that he wanted—that he wanted very much—to go home; and gave as his reason that New York was too noisy for him.… Foe-Farrell Where in Germany legislative schemes succeed easily when this huge bureaucratic machine is behind them, they would fail ignominiously in a country lacking this machinery, and lacking these pitiably tame people accustomed to submission. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View But it is a pitiably dull and mollusc mind which finds no delight in peering through those Charm'd magic casements opening on the foam Of perilous seas in faery lands forlorn. Platform Monologues His wife was trembling pitiably and Florette, her eyes wide with grief and terror, watched the dark bushes like a frightened animal. Tom Slade with the Boys Over There On the contrary it would have been easy to fall into the error of exciting so much compassion that the sufferer became a pitiably crushed victim of misfortune. The Growth of English Drama They are called rich in a world where no others are more truly, pitiably poor; having all, they are yet lacking in all because they have neglected the things within. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals Her face seemed small, oh, pitiably small, with bright eyes quite too large for their place. Suzanna Stirs the Fire At supper that night Sarah repeated this conversation, and to her astonishment, not Abel, but Blossom, went pitiably white and flinched back sharply as if fearing a second fall of the lash. The Miller Of Old Church That artificial mood of emotion, though glorified by the literary art of greatest poets, has something pitiably unreal, incurably morbid, in its mysticism. Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse So mediæval astrologers drew down their brows with a solemn assumption of supernatural wisdom when consulted by some noble client—noble, but pitiably mortal in the presence of their hidden knowledge. Pieces of Eight A pair of small, high-top riding boots of soft, pliable leather, was lying beside the bunk near some pitiably thin stockings. The Trail Horde He was so pitiably weak that he could scarcely stand and only vaguely understood that he was to follow this man Ramabai, whom he did not recognize. The Adventures of Kathlyn No one would object to it except under penalty of being scouted as pitiably literal. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture He was an Englishman, had probably been upon the stage, and lived from hand to mouth, nobody knew how, until we took him up, and he took us in most pitiably. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Paul was pitiably weak, but, also, he was sensitively tender. Destiny There they live pitiably in confinement; but most of all do I grieve for a duke's daughter whom they kidnapped in her father's garden, bringing her hither in a burning chariot drawn by fiery dragons. English Fairy Tales One of the most astounding revelations of my later education was to learn that, after all, the amount of real knowledge in this world, voluminous though it seems, is after all pitiably small. Craftsmanship in Teaching In no other of his tragedies does humanity appear more pitiably infirm or more hopelessly bad. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth The poor child pitiably looked once through the door, straining eager ears for the sound of Traill's footsteps; then she closed it and came to the fireplace, taking the first chair that offered. Sally Bishop A Romance Returning he told me that the road ahead was pitiably disgusting. Adventures of a Despatch Rider Josiah was standing absolutely alone by one of the windows in the ballroom, and looked pitiably uncomfortable and ill at ease in his knee-breeches and silk stockings. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story And then she would force him—she would force him—to listen to her while she poured out to him the foolish, the pitiably foolish truth! The Odds And Other Stories Phrase after phrase following in the same order of ideas, and with the same pitiably limited vocabulary, appear week by week in them. Preaching and Paganism It was a pitiable little story, pitiably told; punctuated with tears and choking breaths, with no heed for effect, nor attempt to make it dramatic or sadder than it already was. Sally Bishop A Romance I thought she appeared, though in the midst of such a number, to be woefully and pitiably alone. The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Their faces are pitiably young as represented in their coronation medal. A Short History of Scotland Her great shape and her majestic hull, pitiably dingy and stark, are yet plainly conscious of sin. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned In the crisis of his son's life he pitiably concealed these facts. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant The wretched woman had looked pitiably at the judge. Sally Bishop A Romance What a pitiably small request! you will grant it? The Gay Lord Quex A Comedy in Four Acts Upon which, to have done with her, in their terror of infection, they had lopped off the head, which lay pitiably dissevered from the trunk. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 A drunken man came lurching pitiably down the street. The Real Adventure Harriet lay ill for many days—delirious often, murmuring things pitiably small, calling on her father, on her lover—sometimes on her horses and dogs. The Baronet's Bride The wage is pitiably low, the conditions of living hard and full of privation; nor can these facts alter till better education and organization have been brought about. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future "I could confine my entire conversation to one request—" "Please," she interrupted pitiably. The Three Black Pennys A Novel While I wandered amid the undergrowth, conning my part, my attention was arrested by a female voice on the summer breeze, most pitiably entreating for help. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 For the girl, pitiably, almost ludicrously, was staring at Rose in a sort of somnambulistic daze. The Real Adventure Yes—because I was pitiably inadequate to design anything better for us. The Younger Set But why, then, were you so pitiably afraid of the process yesterday?' Norse Tales and Sketches Behind the stove, writhing bulkily upon a hastily unrolled bed, lay Patsy, groaning most pitiably. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories "Let me give 'ee a hand wi' that hammer," he offered; for her hand shook pitiably. Hocken and Hunken Her grammar wasn't flagrantly bad, though it had, rather pitiably, a touch of the genteel about it. The Real Adventure Folks wondered, of course, how two people who were so pitiably poor could afford to give a big feast, but to all who knew the whys and wherefores it seemed perfectly natural. The Emperor of Portugalia Didst not know how Crœsus, King of the Lydians, erstwhile the dreaded rival of Cyrus, was afterwards pitiably consigned to the flame of the pyre, and only saved by a shower sent from heaven? The Consolation of Philosophy The tailor himself, Simeon Stagg, was kept pitiably poor in that country, when one sack coat of homespun cloth lasted a shepherd half a lifetime. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance No wonder, for she was only acquainted with the pitiably inadequate sample of him introduced to her as Mr. Rickman of Rickman's. The Divine Fire Bacon, knowing all that he did, thinking all that he thought, was content to be the echo and the instrument of the cleverest, the foolishest, the vainest, the most pitiably unmanly of English kings. Bacon His weakness, so pitiably apparent throughout the whole proceedings, appears at this early stage. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters They were attended by Tom and also the suave Hobson, who was all attentions but whose maneuvers in the direction of Caroline Darrah were pitiably fruitless. Andrew the Glad She put out her hands, very pitiably, and then was sobbing in my arms. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy The list was a long one; but the evidence produced was pitiably weak. The Boy Knight We began drinking from this bottle and did not stop until we were both pitiably drunk. Fifteen Years in Hell They who believe that the saint is all saint, and the sinner all sinner, are blindly and pitiably ignorant of human nature. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters The thought that prayer is getting things from God; chiefly that, is so small, pitiably small, and yet so common. Quiet Talks on Prayer Some gifted with mentality; others pitiably lacking capacity. Mystic Christianity No brain but had its private maggot, which must have found pitiably short commons sometimes. Emerson and Other Essays Usually the village is overchurched, and consequently divided into pitiably weak factions whose controlling aim is self-preservation. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work She opened her eyes, unclasped her hand, which had been locked round one of the old hag's, and sat up blinking, with a smile which died away very pitiably. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales What I have done has been so little, so terribly, pitiably little, compared to what needs to be done! The Air Trust And the spareness of frame, the thinness of arms and legs, the pitiably weak grip on life, speak without words to the seeing eye. The Case for India He tenderly refrains from saying, "and has chosen wrong! so pitiably wrong!" Quiet Talks about Jesus When he returned home his house seemed to be pitiably small, cramped, and lacking in rich ornament; it seemed to be no sort of a house for a man with twenty thousand a year. Mr. Prohack So pitiably ended that once magnificent enterprise in the nineteenth year of the war. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History As for Gates, he fell to writing letters filled with expressions of wonder as to who had betrayed him, and writhed most pitiably under the exposure. George Washington, Volume I Or, it makes them less, sometimes pitiably less, little more than a discount clerk ever busily at work. Quiet Talks on Service He was never left without two attendants; and as Hope was in no danger now, though pitiably weak and slowly convalescent, Grace was often one of Walter's nurses. A Perilous Secret The conference on the raft appeals to me as one of the most thrilling and yet pitiably human events in all history. As Seen By Me The list was a long one; but the evidence adduced was pitiably weak. Winning His Spurs A Tale of the Crusades One poor boy moaned pitiably as they carried him away on a stretcher. The Soul of the War Full in the tide of Merle's jaunty discourse he blazed out with an authority of his own, and in tones so arrogant that the importance of the other oozed almost pitiably from him. The Wrong Twin One of them, a thin little skeleton, pitiably ragged in dress, with hollow eyes and white face, was coughing in the cuff of the wind. The Nine-Tenths Marian, almost crushed by this, hesitated a moment, twisting her fingers and looking pitiably at him. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage To her, he was merely one who had tried and, pitiably, failed. Mary Wollaston She thought Moffatt pitiably ridiculous, and she hated him for showing himself in such a light at that particular moment. The Custom of the Country To be humble, to be obedient, to be charitable, under such direction, is to be contentedly ignorant, pitiably abject, and notoriously swindled. Literary and General Lectures and Essays If this be true, how pitiably, how shamefully, inadequate is our knowledge even of ourselves! Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Nothing is more pitiably ridiculous than the wild worship of artists by those who have never been seasoned in youth to the enchantments of art. Treatise on Parents and Children It didn't seem possible that she had even heard aright and the face he turned to, as he asked that last question, was of one pitiably bewildered, yet lighted too by a gleam of gratitude. Mary Wollaston Wealth and fame, unfortunately, are not proof against fate, and most of these notable personages perished as pitiably as the more humble steerage passengers. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters His face was livid and sweating, and he was trembling pitiably. The Moon Pool But if ye be worsted, in all ignominy ye shall pitiably perish, and all your goods shall be given to the people, that your memorial may be clean blotted out from off the earth. Barlaam and Ioasaph The literary genius, who undertakes to produce some consummate work, will find himself pitiably in error, if he expects to turn it out of his hands, entire in all its parts, and without a flaw. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Once more he had, patently and rather pitiably, evaded the subject of her going seriously to work. Mary Wollaston How weakly, pitiably, happily she smiled, as she wiped the perspiration from her reddened face! The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories Never had she felt so pitiably lonely, so bitterly in want of comfort and of sympathy. The Scarlet Pimpernel Lady Anstruthers' weary and wrinkled little smile was a pitiably illuminating thing. The Shuttle I suppose it is pitiably weak of me, but this woman gets upon my nerves most terribly. The Parasite Trembling, panting, struggling for breath, the Swift One clung pitiably to a high thin branch. Before Adam "Poor thing...poor thing!" he could only go on saying; and with the repetition of the words the picture of himself as she must see him pitiably took shape again. The Reef He had been pitiably, grotesquely stupid; and there was irony in the thought that, but for the crisis through which he was passing, he might have lived on in complacent ignorance of his loss. The Touchstone It was plain, pitiably plain, that he was aware of his own defect of memory, and that he was bent on hiding it from the observation of his friends. The Moonstone He had on his most solemn long coat, nodded sadly like one bidden to a funeral, and sniffed through his nose: "Yes—yes—yes—yes—" "What are you sighing over so pitiably, you old weeping-willow?" The Indian Lily and Other Stories He is, in promiscuous alternation, refined, gross, sentimental, serious, humorous, indignant, repentant, dignified, vulgar, tender, manly, sceptical, reverential, rakish, pathetic, sympathetic, satirical, playful, pitiably self-abased, mysteriously self-exalted. The Letters of Robert Burns But as soon as he had ordered it, it seemed to him pitiably flat, and he countermanded it. Love's Shadow They inflate their courage with the vain opinion they have of themselves, but when put to the trial fail pitiably. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales She looked pitiably small and thin in her deep mourning. The Moonstone Nor dare we forget that the celestial human thing is in itself lovely as made by God, and pitiably lovely as spoiled by man. Weighed and Wanting "But it is such a pitiably inartistic little history!" the Duchess protested. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes How is it that the bridegroom, who is, after all, practically the hero of the scene, should always be on that day, just when he is the man of the moment, so hugely, pitiably ridiculous? Love's Shadow The poor over-exerted mammas are neither able to rise nor to sleep, and their pitiably puckered brows and sour looking faces would excite the sympathy of the most cynical misanthrope. Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense And he had hoped, he thought rather pitiably, that even though Nancy had so firmly decided to blight him forever she might have a few pleasant memories of their engagement at least. Young People's Pride A Novel A friend of mine named Billings has done well as a humorist, though his knowledge of spelling seems to be pitiably deficient. Remarks They, too, have their idleness and their intrigues and their life of pleasure; but, poor souls! they fade pitiably in the magnificence of that noble assembly in the sala. Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions His red, square-looking hands shook pitiably as he carved the beef and put it on her plate. Mrs. Day's Daughters She never turned towards him; she still looked out straight before her; her bright young face had turned pitiably rigid and pale. The Fallen Leaves Trembling pitiably, she looked for a while at Carmina, peacefully asleep—then turned away to a corner of the room, in which stood an old packing-case, fitted with a lock. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time Her hands, long, yellow, and pitiably thin, were used with a grace which checked to some extent their cruel betrayal of her age. Blind Love The tone of it was so like the man he had known long ago, that friend from whom a misunderstanding that now seemed pitiably trivial had separated him. The Story of Sugar Gwendolen's ideas were pitiably crude; but many grand difficulties of life are apt to force themselves on us in our crudity. Daniel Deronda The drift ended pitiably after half a lifetime—to him a lifetime and a half. My Tropic Isle A more pitiably helpless band of self-immolants than these Mormon women has never suffered martyrdom in the history of the world. Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft The meeting broke up pitiably piecemeal, drenched and cowed, body and soul, by pouring rain. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction Such was the tragedy in which Nero found himself involved, and this verse constantly ran through his mind: "Both spouse and father bid me pitiably die." Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster When the sister was a child, so we heard, she had been terribly frightened, so that to this day, still frightened, she crept about, a pale shadow, quivering all over pitiably at every sound. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front The punishment is beyond all proportion to the crime; you have created a pitiably frightful death! The Public vs. M. Gustave Flaubert His situation is really pitiably comic—with an intriguing mistress, a saintly wife, and a devil of a jealous temper of his own. The Evil Guest So trivially, so utterly, so pitiably casual, to eyes of the flesh, was this Potts of Little Arcady, from his immortal soul to the least item of his inferior raiment! The Boss of Little Arcady His defense reads pitiably weak in these days but it was risky then to say even so much. Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot Just as it disappeared we met a string of refugees—men, women and children—all afoot, all bearing pitiably small bundles. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front Suddenly his face wrinkled pitiably, childishly, and his eyes filled with tears immediately. The Seven Who Were Hanged At the same moment, Billy, who was running at my shoulder, plumps down on his knees and begins to whine and moan most pitiably. The Splendid Spur Billy, the S.B., came on board, long, lanky, and pitiably emaciated. Here, There and Everywhere It was no religion at all which they as yet supposed to be the object of Christ's teaching, but a simple preparation for a pitiably vulgar scheme of earthly aggrandizement. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 His interests narrowed pitiably, until they did not extend beyond the range of his senses, and the senses themselves dulled, even as did his feelings of fineness. Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness "Yes, only at times, for she had also sorrowful, pitiably sorrowful hours and days, but as sunshine and shower alternate in an April day, despair and extravagant gayety ruled her nature by turns." The Burgomaster's Wife — Complete "Yes, only at times, for she bad also sorrowful, pitiably sorrowful hours and days, but as sunshine and shower alternate in an April day, despair and extravagant gayety ruled her nature by turns." The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 02 He laughed to reassure himself, but his voice shook pitiably. The Masquerader This face on the bed was painfully, pitiably old. The Old Wives' Tale During his second year the father had a long siege of typhoid, and recovery was pitiably imperfect. Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness They were pitiably meager rations—a mere jest—an insult to hungry men; but we found before we had cooked and finished them that we had witnesses who thought us fortunate. The Ivory Trail Was this attempt at unconcern, so pitiably transparent to her, made in an endeavour to probe her mind or to deceive his own? Dark Hollow His face was pitiably drawn, but the feverish brightness in his eyes had increased. The Masquerader She looked pitiably young, virgin, raw, unsophisticated; helpless in the midst of dreadful dangers. The Old Wives' Tale Indeed, before the interview was over he fell into a pitiably lachrymose tone, and claimed sympathy for the many hardships he had to undergo through the ill-treatment of his family. The Kellys and the O'Kellys She was not broken down—on the contrary, she was calm—stoically, tragically, pitiably calm; with that ghastly calmness which is more terrible by far than the most demonstrative grief. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose For St. Pierre had brought her back to the bateau and had played a pitiably weak part in concealing his desire to return to the raft. The Flaming Forest As a girl, a bride, a young matron, she had not shown her lack so pitiably. Saturday's Child Unhappy men! they had lost all the Shiraz swagger, their mustachios dropped pitiably, their eyes would not look any one in the face, and not a head bore a cap stuck upon it crookedly. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 When the little man came back after a while, they began asking him questions till he told his whole story, weeping pitiably. In Wicklow and West Kerry His face was drawn pitiably, but his closed lips betrayed unshaken and unshakable resolution. Foul Play One such thing, it will readily be understood, is sufficient to disfigure pitiably the whole of the surroundings. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) Nothing could be more pitiably effeminate than the appearance of this young man. Antonina At first he appears to have sought consolation in books, to judge from the number of purchases he made about this time; but it was, apparently, with pitiably unsuccessful results. The Life of George Borrow The wreath began to show wide patches of the bark under it; the surging and struggling crowd below grew less dense; here and there one struggled out of it and walked slowly about, panting pitiably. April Hopes I am so weak," said the prince, "so pitiably weak! The Puppet Crown You have tried Pride and failed pitiably: now I insist on your trying Love! Hard Cash Up on Thunderstruck Knob the old Stetson mother was growing pitiably eager and restless. A Cumberland Vendetta She tried to be audacious, and failed pitiably. Where Angels Fear to Tread The girl was very pale, and trembled pitiably. The Gold Bag I tried to flee temptation I tried to say 'no,' but I am so pitiably weak, I couldn't. Rose in Bloom My poor daughter has suffered pitiably, and night and day required three persons to support her. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 I'm so pitiably weak—so much weaker than I ever dreamed I could be. Red Pepper Burns One unbroken stretch of snow covered the plateau, and at the centre of the wintry winding-sheet a cluster of weather-beaten huts appealed pitiably to the eye. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan It is my duty, Miss Lloyd," I said gently, for the girl was pitiably nervous, "to get the testimony of any one who was in or near the office that night. The Gold Bag Henry, burning inwardly, had to listen politely to a matter he thought pitiably unimportant compared with that which had been broken off. Put Yourself in His Place Vessels are hauled upon the ways, each side of the wharf, their poor ribs pitiably unclothed, ready for a cumbrous mantua-making of oak and iron. Oldport Days Panting, bleeding, reeling, pitiably weak, yet he resisted the tender urging; and kept twisting his bloody head back for a glimpse of his foe. Further Adventures of Lad The floors were innocent of mats, and the rooms otherwise pitiably barnlike. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan Christopher fell to gathering flowers, and interrogating the past by means of them; for he had studied botany: the past gave him back some pitiably vague ideas. A Simpleton To believe that man was aboriginally civilised and then suffered utter degradation in so many regions, is to take a pitiably low view of human nature. The Descent of Man I looked still more attentively—and actually there did move under the ear something that was pitiably small and poor and slim. Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none I had only to look at his face—pitiably pale and agitated—to see that he was a sensitive man, not always able to control his nerves on occasions which tried his moral courage. The Legacy of Cain I am very pitiably a woman no doubt, weak in my will, strong only to love. A Woman of Thirty He had never yet looked so pitiably old and helpless as he looked now. Armadale Too oft we've heard with tremor, How pitiably it grieves The land so pure and holy All helplessly and fearfully! Song and Legend from the Middle Ages He felt such tenderness and pity for this poor feminine thing who had not the strength to keep the tears back, and was so pitiably shorn of youth and grace, that he himself expanded. The Copy-Cat and Other Stories It was impossible to witness his helplessness, to see how pitiably patient he was over his own incapacity, and to let the melancholy spectacle go on. The Legacy of Cain You reduce me to this perfectly childish protestation—pitiably childish! The Egoist His once helpless hands lay still no longer; they struggled pitiably on the bedclothes. Armadale Mr. Jansenius, though a few words from his wife had surprised and somewhat calmed him, was still pitiably restless and uneasy. An Unsocial Socialist He crouched a few paces away from me, trembling pitiably, but uttering no cry. Little Novels After a while she raised her head, and looked at me with wondering eyes that were pitiably like the eyes of her child. The Two Destinies She trembled pitiably as she opened the folded note. The New Magdalen An hour later Mr. Blanchard joined us, and was assisted into the cabin, suffering pitiably in mind and body both. Armadale To his way of thinking, he was part of a dreadful pageant, and he winced pitiably whenever the eye of a respectable passer-by fell upon him. Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William This was evidently not one of the forlorn, persecuted, pitiably dependent order of governesses. No Name Alas, worse: for it is blown out, or choked out, foully, pitiably, on the way to the Guillotine! The French Revolution |
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