SORRINESS in Classic Quotes

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1  "I am sorry for the rain," said he.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 4 The Consequence: XXX
2  But it was done with a sorry shake of the head.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 5 The Woman Pays: XLIV
3  Very well," he said, laughing; "I am sorry to wound you.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 2 Maiden No More: XII
4  I be real sorry that you are not happy; but 'tis because he's away, I know.'
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 5 The Woman Pays: XLII
5  "I am so sorry you should have heard this sad story about the girls," he said.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 4 The Consequence: XXXIV
6  But she did not tell them of the sorriness of her situation: it might have brought reproach upon him.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 5 The Woman Pays: XLII
7  The laughter which followed this sally was supplemented only by a sorry smile, for form's sake, from Tess.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 4 The Consequence: XXIX
8  I am sorry you are not a believer," he continued; "that some unbeliever should have got hold of you and unsettled your mind.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 6 The Convert: XLV
9  He, too, was sorry then that, owing to her backwardness, he had not observed her; and with that in his mind he left the pasture.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 1 The Maiden: II
10  Moreover, the figure near at hand suffers on such occasion, because it shows up its sorriness without shade; while vague figures afar off are honoured, in that their distance makes artistic virtues of their stains.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
ContextHighlight   In PART 5 The Woman Pays: XXXIX