10 QUOTES WITH «PITIFUL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
pitiful.
Pedro Calderon de la Barca
These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night's arms.
I think that they participated in something that was not very proper and was very pitiful, not only for the Algerian people, but also for the other people who counted on our support.
It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted.
But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all.
Dogs are mute and obedient, but they have watched us and know us and can smell how pitiful we are.
Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful.
I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers.
I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers. And I thank God that President Bush has stated, we need a Constitutional amendment that states that marriage is between a man and a woman.
The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding.
The crushing, pitiful, and frequently just plain risible pathos of an unsuccessful actor/performer's life is well charted.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITIFUL»
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pitiful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pitiful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pitiful Plaintiffs: Child Welfare Litigation and the Federal ...
This book is about the tens of thousands of abused and neglected children in the United States who enlisted the help of the federal courts to compel state and local governments to fulfill their obligations to them.
2
The War Between the
Pitiful Teachers and the Splendid Kids
Two teachers, a janitor, the hyena girl, and the bookworms join Skinny Malinky in an international plot to destroy education and turn kids into mindless Young People.
3
Caravaggio's
Pitiful Relics
The renowned Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610) established his career in Catholic Rome, making paintings that placed particular importance on sacred relics and the glorification of martyred saints.
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
The first of these terms is taken in the best sense of the term pity ; the last two in
its unfavorable sense : what is pitiable in a person is independent of any thing in
himself; circumstances have rendered him pitiable ; what is piteous and pitiful in
a ...
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The Poets and Poetry of England, in the Nineteenth Century
Be pitiful — Be pitiful, O God. Perhaps the plague is in the town — And never a
bell is tolling ; And corpses, jostled 'neath the moon, Nod to the death-cart's
rolling. The strong man calleth for the cup, The young maid brings it weeping :
The wife ...
Rufus Wilmot Griswold, 1853
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Ontology and the Art of Tragedy: An Approach to Aristotle's ...
For "fearsome" and "pitiful," which here occur in a justifying secondary clause (
epei), have previously occurred only in the formal definition of tragedy in chapter
6. Halliwell translates so as to make them characteristics of the action: "Since
tragic ...
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A Library of Religious Poetry: A Collection of the Best ...
There is no God," the foolish saith, But none, " There is no sorrow " ; And nature
oft the cry of faith In bitter need will borrow : Eyes which the preacher could not
school, By wayside graves are raised ; And lips say, "God be pitiful," Who ne'er
said ...
Philip Schaff, Arthur Gilman, 1885
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The Edinburgh monthly magazine [afterw.] Blackwood's ...
There is no God,' the foolish saith, — But none, ' There is no sorrow ; ' And nature
oft, the cry of faith, In bitter need will borrow : Eyes, which the preacher could not
school, By wayside graves are raised ; And lips say, ' God be pitiful,' Which ...
THOMAS. M. GREENE. Pitiful. thrivers: failed. husbandry. in. the. Sonnets.
Sonnet 125 of Shakespeare's collection ("Wer't ought to me I bore the canopy") is
the penultimate poem in the series addressed to the male friend. It is the last
complete ...
Stephen Orgel, Sean Keilen, 1999
Be pitiful, oh, God! The curse of gold upon the land, The lack of breed enforces—
The rail-cars snort from strnnd to strand, Like more of Death's White Horses! The
rich prench 'rights' and future days, And hear no nngel scotling: The poor die ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITIFUL»
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pitiful is used in the context of the following news items.
Evening Standard Comment: Give refuge to the pitiful child migrants
There are an estimated 5,000 minors among the thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy from across the Mediterranean. That number ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Premier League 2015-16 preview No2: Aston Villa
They had scored a pitiful 12 goals in 25 league games, won only two out of their previous 21 top-flight matches and, make no mistake, were ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Brazil Struggles With Inflation, and Expectations
“The bank has a pitiful record in meeting the target,” said economist Alexandre Schwartsman, a former central banker. “If it were a credible bank ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Starlin Castro: Where have your bats …
We will not discuss Jackson's pitiful run with the Cubs, who acquired him after he'd gone to the White Sox, Cardinals and Nationals after that ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
Wakefield and Salford should fear the prospect of Super League …
... rain throughout – nor the extraordinary number of injuries, several of them serious, that dragged the pitiful game out over 124 minutes (it went ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
A complacent west is failing Ukraine
Yet the political and financial support they have received from the west in return has been pitiful. The EU has promised $5.5bn in loans and the ... «FT.com, Jul 15»
Adam Sandler's latest comedy flops at the box office
Following a week where the film received a pitiful 19% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Adam Sandler's new comedy "Pixels" ended up being the ... «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»
Republican presidential race: Why so many long shots are running
... Mr. President,'" says Daniel P. Franklin, a political scientist at Georgia State University and the author of Pitiful Giants: Presidents in their Final ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
This day in local history, July 27
“Oh I it is pitiful, in a while city full.” To see how the poor horses are misused. With back-aches, leg-aches, side-aches and heart-aches; what a ... «Fond du Lac Reporter, Jul 15»
The dog days of summer… And how to live with a 'mistake' made a …
A plaintive, pitiful little puppy cry. I was up for hours and the next day was tired and ornery and out of sorts. Next night, more of the same. And in ... «Starjournalnow, Jul 15»
