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The windows were all open, and the sound of the breeze that flapped the casement and the far-away lowing of a cow were very pleasant—indeed, almost grievingly pleasant.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. by Various

"But I do wish we'd had horns," he said, grievingly.

From The Wouldbegoods by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

Her little lip began to quiver, then it curled grievingly; and, falling over, she hid her face against her mother and began sobbing.

From Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

His lips quivered; he looked up grievingly: ‘And I shall not see my mother.’

From Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields by Edmonds, S. Emma E.

Meridiana, with graceful pity, begs his acceptance of a jewel, and recommends him to go home with his army; to which he grievingly consents.

From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 by Dante Alighieri