Wistfulness

Wistfulness flashed through her eyes for an instant, then vanished.

Only You Leigh Sutherland & Peg Greenwood 1997

Wistfulness about eras more picturesque, less cruel and complicated.

The Rebel Worlds Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1972

_In this stanza and the preceding one is suggested the second stage: Wistfulness_.

Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works Kalidasa

Wistfulness upsprung as I reviewed my empty life, but rude reality suddenly uprose and obliterated ideality.

Some Everyday Folk and Dawn Miles Franklin 1916

Wistfulness and romance are in the atmosphere, but the people are practical ... more practical and much less romantic than Mr. John

Nights in London Thomas Burke 1915

Wistfulness was still his dominant mood when he took his seat in the railway carriage the next morning.

Beasts and Super-Beasts 1870-1916 Saki 1893

Wistfulness was in every line of her face and figure, from the small white-shod foot that rested upon the pedal to the glorious hair that shimmered and shone but still held its tangled lights safely in its silken strands.

Master of the Vineyard Myrtle Reed 1892

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Wistfulness edged the brave smile with which she murmured, "And so it is all arranged -- so quick.

The Fortieth Door Mary Hastings Bradley