bemoan

I bemoaned that, as I gazed on the feeble orphan; and I mentally abused old Linton for (what was only natural partiality) the securing his estate to his own daughter, instead of his son's.

And the birds of the air came too, and bemoaned Snowdrop; and first of all came an owl, and then a raven, and at last a dove, and sat by her side.

Prince James then tells of his past life, of how, when he was a lad, his father sent him across the sea in a ship, and of how he was taken prisoner and found himself in "Straight ward and strong prison" "without comfort in sorrow." And there full often he bemoaned his fate, asking what crime was his that he should be shut up within four walls when other men were free.

The prisoners bemoaned his loss, and missed him; for though his means were not large, his charity was great, and in bestowing alms among them he considered the necessities of all alike, and knew no distinction of sect or creed.

The Sultan looked round to discover who it was who thus bemoaned his fate, and at last saw a handsome young man, richly clothed, who was sitting on a throne raised slightly from the ground.

"Very good, very good." And immediately, making the king get out of the carriage, he led him, still accompanied by Porthos, who had not taken off his mask, and Aramis, who again resumed his, up the stairs, to the second Bertaudiere, and opened the door of the room in which Philippe for six long years had bemoaned his existence.

Eric Konadu said, as at the end of May this year, Operation Vanguard, since its inception, had arrested a total of 2,185 people, and bemoaned the fact that the nation had not done well in the area of prosecution and convictions, pointing out that of the 1,285 arrests, only 76 had been convicted as at the end of May this year.

As compared to the past where parents committed resources and time to the education of their children, Akeredolu, who chaired the event, bemoaned that some parents had virtually handed over this responsibility to government.

The hope now is that all those who bemoaned the retraction of the 18, and have bemoaned ever since, will use the new service.

Macc boss John Askey commended his side's efforts -but bemoaned some slipshod defensive work.

Summary: England captain Andrew Strauss has bemoaned his side's failure to push on after they suffered a 10-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.

BURNLEY boss Owen Coyle bemoaned referee Martin Atkinson's decisions not to award two penalties to his side in the 2-0 loss to Wolves.