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I would never say of those great writers whose work clearly falls outside the category of non-redemptive, even anathematising black-heartedness I am championing that they make us "feel good".

From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2012

It seemed as she sat there that such treachery and black-heartedness were almost incredible.

From A Butterfly on the Wheel by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger

The utter depravity and black-heartedness of this plan, and his base ingratitude to the man who had aided him in every way, did not strike him.

From The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune by Goldfrap, John Henry

The legend was mixed up with him, and every day one heard of some new circumstance which enhanced the black-heartedness of his deed.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)