tristo

It is "molto tristo," he says; especially in winter.

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys 1873

Paolo Baglioni, whose fault, in the eyes of Machiavelli, was that he could not succeed in being 'perfettamente tristo.'

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866

Machiavelli, was that he could not succeed in being "perfettamente tristo."

New Italian sketches John Addington Symonds 1866

Paolo Baglioni, whose fault, in the eyes of Machiavelli, was that he could not succeed in being 'perfettamente tristo.'

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series John Addington Symonds 1866

Alia prima notizia della di lei malattia egli fu sommamente agitato; giunse poi la notizia della morte, ed io dovessi esercitare il tristo uficio di participarla a Lord Byron.

Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals Byron, George G 1854

An Italian proverb says, 'Quando Dio onnipotente è tristo, prende una finestra nella Toledo.'

The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Volume 1 (of 3) Charles Greville 1829

Alia prima notizia della di lei malattia egli fu sommamente agitato; giunse poi la notizia della morte, ed io dovessi esercitare il tristo uficio di participarla a Lord Byron.

Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

Certain gross details (the charges, for example, of having called Christ a _tristo_ who was deservedly hung, and of having sneered at the virginity of Mary) may possibly have emanated from the delator's own imagination. [

Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction John Addington Symonds 1866

He dons his mask whenever his object is to flatter himself into some one’s good opinion; and you may pay just as much attention to it as if it were made of wax or cardboard, never forgetting that excellent Italian proverb: non é si tristo cane che non meni la coda, — there is no dog so bad but that he will wag his tail.

Counsels and Maxims 1518