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It was a little eight-line poem by Matthew Arnold, called Despondency, which seemed to Anne-Marie to be just what she wanted.
Fifth Formers at St. Clare's Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1967
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"If I were a sculptor," said he to himself, "I should remember that image whenever I wished to convey the idea of Despondency!"
My Novel — Volume 07 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Then, strangely, the basis of Burns's character, with all its fun and manliness, was hypochondria, the blues, palpable enough in "Despondency," "Man was made to Mourn,"
Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy Walt Whitman 1855
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[Footnote 798: The English returns give a total of 615 French regulars in the place besides sailors and militia.] "Despondency," he says again, "was complete; discouragement extreme and universal.
Montcalm and Wolfe Francis Parkman 1858
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Despondency was widespread in Arsenal's ranks on Saturday.
Arsène Wenger considers options after Arsenal draw with Blackburn 2011
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The nation is starving, and everyone knows they are losing the war, although no one will admit it, out of fear of spreading Alarm and Despondency.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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The nation is starving, and everyone knows they are losing the war, although no one will admit it, out of fear of spreading Alarm and Despondency.
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Despondency over failure was compounded by the high proportion of necessity-driven entrepreneurship - the kind the poor are forced into, and the type that is most likely to fail.
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Despondency and anxiety loosen their grip, and in their place emerge burgeoning and intensely exciting and fulfilling creativity and passion.
The Genius of Flexibility Bob Cooley 2005
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Despondency and anxiety loosen their grip, and in their place emerge burgeoning and intensely exciting and fulfilling creativity and passion.
The Genius of Flexibility Bob Cooley 2005
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