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Regret

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Regret
See also Remorse.
Epimetheus Pandora’s
husband; regretted opening box. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 90]
Hale, Nathan
(1755–1776) American Revolutionary spy, hanged by British; regretted only having one life to give for country. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1176]
Moses
led his people to threshold of promised land but could not enter. [O.T.: Deuteronomy 34:1–4]
Nebo, Mt.
from which Moses views promised land he cannot enter. [O.T.: Deuteronomy 34:1–4]
raspberry
symbol of regret and grief. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]
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I am not only persuaded of Herncastle's guilt; I am even fanciful enough to believe that he will live to regret it, if he keeps the Diamond; and that others will live to regret taking it from him, if he gives the Diamond away.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Love and regret go hand in hand in this world of changes swifter than the shifting of the clouds reflected in the mirror of the sea.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
It was like a long debauch, from which I emerged with regret that it should ever end.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
 
 
 
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