All 7 Uses of
wretched
in
Faust -- translated by Brooks
- this once, my gratitude
Is due to thee, most wretched of earth's creatures.†Chpt All *wretched = miserable or very bad
- Since that sweet tone, with fond appealing,
Drew me from witchcraft's horrid maze,
And woke the lingering childlike feeling
With harmonies of happier days;
My curse on all the mock-creations
That weave their spell around the soul,
And bind it with their incantations
And orgies to this wretched hole!†Chpt All
- He too bewailed his faults with penance sore,
Ay, and his wretched luck bemoaned a great deal more.†Chpt All
- My wretched brain
Has lost its wits,
My wretched sense
Is all in bits.†Chpt All
- My wretched brain
Has lost its wits,
My wretched sense
Is all in bits.†Chpt All
- So wretched the lot to go round begging,
With an evil conscience thy spirit plaguing!†Chpt All
- So wretched the lot, an exile roaming—And
then on my heels they are ever coming!†Chpt All
Definition:
very bad
in various senses, including:
- unfortunate or miserable -- as in "wretched prisoners sleeping on the cold floor"
- of poor quality -- as in "wretched roads"
- morally bad -- as in "The wretched woman stole his wallet."