Both Uses of
deplore
in
Hard Times
- And when she saw them all assembled, and saw their looks, and saw no father there, she broke into a most deplorable cry, and took refuge on the bosom of the most accomplished tight-rope lady (herself in the family-way), who knelt down on the floor to nurse her, and to weep over her.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- Mr. Gradgrind went to the door, and returned with Sleary, to whom he submitted the question, How to get this deplorable object away?†
Chpt 3.7
Definition:
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(deplore) strongly dislike or regret