museful
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- musefully adverb
Etymology
Origin of museful
Example Sentences
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From the museful distance the giant removed his gaze and upon the boy at his side he bent a kindly look.
From An Arkansas Planter by Read, Opie Percival
Forever smiling thro' its season brief, The one in glory and the one in grief: Forever painting to our museful sight, How lowlihead and loveliness unite.
From Poems — Volume 1 by Meredith, George
Her museful ardours were chilled by the looks of Ormond.
From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden
From weary eyes Pass the pale phantoms of our earth and skies; The gray head droops; the museful lips are closed On life's vain questionings and more vain replies!
From The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 by Various
Not so the museful sage:—abroad he walks Contemplative, if haply he may find What cause controls the tempest's rage, or whence, Amidst the savage season, Winter smiles.
From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert
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