"Dejected" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... return with the agreeable answer; let not our Lord and Father continue sad and dejected, but depend upon a speedy Relief, by the Assistance of thy numerous Issue, all devoted to ...
— The History of the Devil - As Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts • Daniel Defoe
... entered the Emperor's room he did not mention this visit of the Empress; but I found him suffering and dejected, and sighs which he could not repress issued from his breast. He did not speak during the whole time his toilet lasted, and as soon as it was completed entered his cabinet. This was the day on which Josephine was to leave the Tuileries for Malmaison, ...
— The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete • Constant
... dejected attitude—these things would go far toward influencing John even were his heart hardened toward the unfortunate author of all this misery, which it ...
— Miss Caprice • St. George Rathborne
... would have brought him to his feet; but he sat impassive and silent, and above all the clash and glamor, above the applause and the interruptions, above all the witty sallies which brought unexpected laughter, he saw only the thin, white lonely figure—the dejected and outcast, the poor plaything of fate, and heard the heart-breaking cry, "Oh, dear! I wish I could dee an' leave it a'!" and in every syllable there was a ...
— The Underworld - The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner • James C. Welsh
... nothing. He looked a bit dejected as he stood there and surveyed the dead bear. It was not envy that gripped his soul either, for Jerry was generous by nature. Something else had seized upon him, and Frank smiled as though satisfied with the way things ...
— The Outdoor Chums - The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club • Captain Quincy Allen
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