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Though absolutely free, they were imprisoned in their own simplicity, which would have been disheartening had either given a meaning to their confused desires.

From The Hated Son by Balzac, Honoré de

In this there was nothing new; but, for all that, the monotony of the situation must have been disheartening.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

While recognizing the great need of extending proper military protection to the mail route, it must have been disheartening to Sumner and the loyalists to see this force ordered into service outside the state.

From The Story of the Pony Express by Bradley, Glenn D. (Glenn Danford)

It must have been disheartening work, picking away at the flinty ledges.

From The Boys' Life of Mark Twain by Paine, Albert Bigelow

It would have been disheartening, but not at all surprising, had she found the village and my home intolerable, but she did not—she appeared content, sustained we will say, by her sense of duty.

From A Daughter of the Middle Border by Garland, Hamlin