It would be great pity," said she to herself, "to let a prince so worthy to live die of hunger and thirst.
It is a great pity, for life is short, and repose is so much time lost; at least so thought I at eighteen.
Thus modern Athens was cut off in the bud, which was a great pity, as a few Athenian sages and legislators are sadly wanted in Texas.
As I had seen some beautiful dresses, fine linen, and exquisite lace, I could not refrain from saying that it would be a great pity to sell cheaply what would have to be replaced dearly.
I have always thought it a great pitythat Mr. Gladstone made a compromise with the House of Lords over the Franchise Bill of 1884.
It is a great pity I have not been unfaithful to you, and I would be if I did not value my honour and my soul.
However that may be, the poor girl was dishonoured; which was a great pity, for she was fair, good, and amiable.
As for the hard doctrines which he used to produce sensations with in the pulpit, it would have been a great pity to worry so lovely a girl, in such a nervous state, with them.
It was a great pity that we had no intelligent guide to explain to us the position of that portion of the two armies which fought over this ground.
It is therefore a great pity to see all that Tokachi valley practically deserted and so much good land wasted.
This is a great pity, and as those who are going to be their successors take their residencias, they accommodate one another, and the Indians dare not speak.
It is a great pity that so new a Christian people should be molested by those from Mindanao, who are infected by the doctrine of Mahoma.
This I hold to be a great pity, and many in the land are sorry to see so noble a knight so enchained.
Great pity it is that a king so noble and a knight so worthy should have been thus foully dealt with.
Arthur, "if that be so, it is indeed a great pity.
It is a great pity that a knight of your prowess and hardiness should fight unknown.
But I do think, with dear John, it's a great pity.
And Dad said: 'He ought to be in a Highland regiment; pity--great pity!
Assizes are just over so that he can't come up for trial till August or September; pity--great pity!
She thought to herself when he was gone, with regret, that it was a great pity he was so abrupt.
It was a great pity, because art is never more agreeable than when it concerns itself with domestic life.
It seems a great pity, in view of the scientific organization of society, that there are so many sensibilities unclassified and unprovided for in the otherwise perfect machinery.
It is a great pity, in view of this valuable instinct in women and the prophetic significance of dress, that women in the United States do not exercise their gifts with regard to their own country.
A great sin and a great pity to be losing provision with a dog, and the image of the saints maybe to be going hungry and bare.
Damer: A great pity to go lose a gold sovereign to some schemer you never saw before.
Darner: Isn't it a great pity there to be that hollow within in my gallon, and the little coin that would likely just fill it up, to be going out of the house?
A great pity," said Mrs. Dennistoun, and then she changed the subject.
And at that Sir Launcelot sighed again as from the bottom of his heart and said, "Yea, it is great pity.
Sir Lamorack said: "That is a great pity that I should have assaulted him and done him a hurt.
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