Example Sentences

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The glass did not say so, but the shrunken heart within him did, and wailfully too.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George

That night I watched the poppling brew, With bended back and hand on knee: I stirred it till the dawnlight grew, And the wind whiffled wailfully.

From Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses by Hardy, Thomas