Regretfulness

And to this was added an indefinable fear, now when the irrevocable separation confronted her; the thought that she was to leave her home was tinged with a vague sense of regretfulness, of impalpable foreboding. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The world and the Court excused him also, charmed by the facility with which he received people, the pleasure he felt in granting requests and rendering services, the gentleness and regretfulness of his refusals, and his indefatigable patience as a listener. ❋ Various (N/A)

And when they had drunk the wine their sorrowful memories went from them, and they spoke to each other without regretfulness. ❋ Padraic Colum (1926)

A desolating sense of loneliness kept driving him into the city's noisier and more crowded drinking-places, where, under the lash of alcohol, he was able to wear down his hot ache of deprivation into a dim and dreary regretfulness. ❋ Arthur Stringer (1912)

But she pleaded for one more dance, and then one more, and finally with much seeming regretfulness allowed her uncle to slip on her cloak for her. ❋ Jackson Gregory (1912)

It was spoken with a grave regretfulness that troubled Nasmyth and yet stirred him to strong appreciation of her character. ❋ Harold Bindloss (1905)

There was a slight regretfulness in her voice which had its meaning for him. ❋ Harold Bindloss (1905)

Wondering still, and with the sore regretfulness growing, he looked round to make sure all was safe, and that no further danger need be feared from blowing sparks or creeping flames; and then went gravely into his hut to read. ❋ Gertrude Page (1897)

On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes -- he and ❋ Katharine Tynan (1896)

In a very few minutes Mrs. Flight and two younger matrons took their departure, Almira following them with rustic regretfulness, and exchanging some whispered confidences at the door, which brought new flush to Davies's anxious face. ❋ Charles King (1888)

"I am sorry if I have hurt yours, sir," replied Donald, standing still, with a second expression of the same sentiment in the regretfulness of his face. ❋ Unknown (1887)

His thoughts would, at times, travel backward, and that in spite of himself, and they would land him with a lingering, though unacknowledged, regretfulness, on the deck of the _Persian_. ❋ Bertram Mitford (1884)

'He is, he is certainly,' the doctor acquiesced, with a sigh of regretfulness. ❋ Grant Allen (1873)

However, he could not remember the words that they had spoken; her pale smile, her young face, still so charming though already dimmed by regretfulness for life, alone remained present with him. ❋ ��mile Zola (1871)

Dario raised his eyelids, and when on looking at his hands he saw them so aged and wasted the depths of his eyes kindled with an expression of immense regretfulness that life should be departing. ❋ ��mile Zola (1871)

"Nowhere can a man run- no matter how far- from that which resides in his [mind's eye]. In vain, he persuades himself that he's able, that he can roam the world eternally until his thoughts fall to the [wayside] in exhaustion, that he can outlast them as though they were bound by mortal limitations. In his delusion, he forgets that he cannot outrun himself; for his antagonist does not rest from without, but from within. [Like a demon] sitting on his shoulder, the imp whispers his barbs wherever he goes, piercing him with every step; and yet he continues, thinking his consolation to be measured in miles..." Regret cannot be satisfied with distance- that is the moral of this story. ❋ WhatYouThinkVWhatYouKnow (2013)

1. I'm proud of [what I did] today. I tried my best, [no regrets]. 2. (After doing something crazy) That was awesome. I can't believe [I did that], no regrets! ❋ GhostWriter429 (2016)

"I have many [regrets] [in life], but you were not [one of them]." ❋ OneBadAsp (2006)

The guy didn't regret a single thing he ever said or did to anybody, since most of it he did on purpose. If he had the chance to do life over again, he would do it the exact same way he had done it. But he did regret some of [the folks] he met [along the way]. He knew which faces he'd [never miss] seeing once he didn't see them anymore. ❋ Solid Mantis (2019)

[With regret], I must inform you that, based on the advice received, the Editors have decided that your [manuscript] cannot be accepted for [publication] in the Journal of Dipshit. ❋ Cuntotaler (2007)

I regret not speaking up and telling him how I felt about him. I wake up every morning and he is my first thought. When I [go to bed] at night he is my last thought. I wish I would have told him that I loved him when I had the chance. Now I will never know how he truly felt [about me]. Maybe if I had told him how I felt [we would] still be in contact. I will never forget him and I love him. ❋ Hopeful180 (2013)

I really regret [hurting] [the man] that [I love]. ❋ IREP (2008)

I dearly regret [hurting] the people I loved... It's [too late] now, what's done is done - yet [the pain] lasts forever. ❋ Freddy The Phisher (2009)

I really [regret] [hurting] [the girl] that I love. ❋ LeVG Reaper13 (2015)

Me: ugh I regret saying that in front of the whole class, now I'm [scarred for life] Me: *Wishes to [punch myself]* Me: I'll punch myself when I [go home] ❋ Nelnelurban (2019)