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But he thought of it now as a thing so unattainable and improbable that to have repined would have been like despairing because one had not drawn the first prize in a lottery.

From The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith

Had there been a wedding guest present, he would hardly have repined in not being able to obey the summons of the loud bassoon.

From Charles Dickens as a Reader by Kent, Charles Foster

He freely emptied his pockets at my bidding, and restored to me the gold, for the loss of which I never should have repined.

From The Lamplighter by Cummins, Maria S.

Mr. Cartwright, I fear that I have not been hitherto sufficiently mindful of this, and that I have repined where I ought to have blessed.

From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Trollope, Mrs

Had it been to have seen my sweet Maria, or her dear mother, I should not have repined.

From Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Burney, Fanny