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Meanings of terrible pity in anglès

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Usage of terrible pity in anglès
1
And here lies the terrible pity in that 'if' of my choice.
She Stands Accused
2
It seemed a terrible pity, for the face and head are singularly pretty.
The Village by the River
3
I feel a terrible pity, but all the same I cannot touch them.
The Half-Hearted
4
Instead he heard what Tisamon had left unsaid, and knew not fear but a terrible pity.
Empire in black and gold
5
It was a terrible pity because the abiding memory should have been of a marvellous encounter.
The Irish Times
6
He felt a terrible pity for the man.
Wizardborn
7
It is a pity, a terrible pity!
Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
8
I felt a terrible pity for her, but she just smiled ever so softly before fading into oblivion.
A nameless witch
9
Only sadness and a terrible pity.
The Hyperion Cantos
10
The terrible pity of youth is that it has the habit of conferring these attributes rather than finding them.
The Drums of Jeopardy
11
Now as Lord Arthur looked at her, he was filled with the terrible pity that is born of love.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime; The Portrait of Mr. W.H., and Other ...
12
It is a terrible pity.
The Irish Times
13
By that time, you understood them so well you knew it was saying good-bye, and you felt a terrible pity.
A dark matter
14
It's a terrible pity.
Miss Bretherton
15
What a terrible pity and especially so for everyone at the Lucinda Russell yard where he was the standout talent.
The Guardian
16
Wouldst be a terrible pity for thee to burn, being so young and so badly in need of a Christian sword.
Speaks the Nightbird
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