unrepining
- a word derived from repine.
Example Sentences
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When death came, unrepining His cities o'er he told; All to his heir resigning, Except his cup of gold.
From Faust — Part 1 by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
He stood up pretty well under the hardships of Belle Isle, but lost his cheerfulness—his unrepining calmness—after a few weeks in the Stockade.
From Andersonville A Story of Rebel Military Prisons by McElroy, John
Thanks to your instruction and example, I have schooled myself to suffer, unrepining, whatever Providence, in its infinite wisdom, sees fitting to inflict.
From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)
Still unrepining at his lot, This man, thus tied in Hymen's knot, Thank'd God for all the good he got.
From Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Wright, Elizur
I plunged into my husband's occupations, became his copying clerk, corrected his proofs, and fulfilled the task with an unrepining humility, which contrasted strongly with a spirit as free and tried as mine.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by Ryde, H. T.
