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  • "Lamentable," said Father Tyler, regarding the trussed-up mage, who was propped against a corner of the low wall surrounding the father's stone cottage.

    Magic's Price Lackey, Mercedes 1990

  • "Lamentable," said Father Tyler, regarding the trussed-up mage, who was propped against a corner of the low wall surrounding the father's stone cottage.

    Magic's Price Lackey, Mercedes 1990

  • 'Lamentable' was how my friend described the Lisbon Treaty campaign thus far, 'and on both sides too.'

    Irish Blogs 2009

  • "Lamentable" and "Holliston" both lean towards more sparse production, the former based around acoustic guitar and a subtle, tasteful string section, while the latter focuses on piano and vocals, pulling it more into the world of classic R&B than anything else.

    Brainwashed 2008

  • "Lamentable," sighed the Mayor, raising his glass, "to think that quite a large number of his books have been put into the Institute library!

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

  • He also fancies himself a playwright, and approaches the well-heeled Mr. Dangle (Darragh Kennan) and the waspish Mr. Sneer (Jonathan Smoots), a pair of opinionated connoisseurs, in the hopes of enlisting their support for his latest effort, a tragedy called "The Spanish Armada" that ranks alongside "The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe" as the worst play ever written.

    Those Who Cannot Do… Terry Teachout 2011

  • "Lamentable" is how he describes the involvement of the DOJ and "their choir of Islamist groups" and this lawsuit which he says, so lowers "the threshold for what merits action for civil rights abuse."

    DOJ Finds A Cause Dorothy Rabinowitz 2011

  • Sgt. Guld is another POV character, conducting his duty as a kind of detective, trying to solve the mysterious murders haunting the city of Lamentable Moll.

    Steven Erikson - Blood Follows (Book Review) 2008

  • Sgt. Guld is another POV character, conducting his duty as a kind of detective, trying to solve the mysterious murders haunting the city of Lamentable Moll.

    Archive 2008-02-01 2008

  • That is to say, The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedy of Titus Andronicus has default "high-brow" status just by virtue of being a work of Shakespeare, but at the same time, it is very "low-brow" in content, relative to the Bard's other works -- atrocities abound, and it ends up having more in common with "Saw" than, say, "Hamlet."

    Salvatore Bono: Speaking With New Jersey Indie Sensations Titus Andronicus Salvatore Bono 2010

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