Felt compassion for

Usage examples of pitied.

As for the young adventurer I thought him more to be pitied than to be blamed, for I did not believe that he knew I loved him, and it seemed to me that the idea of my despising him was enough vengeance for his audacity.

The man was to be pitied, for he could not get rid of her without finding her a husband, and this husband became more difficult to find every day.

If they could feel their own degradation, they would be much to be pitied, for by their own fault at last no one will believe them even when by chance they speak the truth.

Everybody laughed at this excuse except myself, and I pitied her, as I could see that she was of very low origin.

She added that I was more to be pitied than condemned, and that she did not love me less.

This threat had no effect, for I had already got back my senses, and I pitied myself for being degraded by a creature for whom I had the greatest contempt, in spite of the almost magical influence she had over me, and the furious desires she knew how to kindle in my breast.

Knowing her heart, her candour, and the generosity which had prompted her to say that I was more to be pitied than blamed, I thought myself bound to prove by my sincerity that I deserved her esteem.

We went upstairs, and after our dinner which we both enjoyed with a good appetite, she became more lively and I more excited by love, but at the same time more to be pitied in consequence of the restraint to which I had condemned myself.

She listened attentively and thanked me for my confidence in her, and said she should very much like to see the girl and the abbe too, whom she pitied, though she admitted he was to be blamed for what he had done.

He left me weeping, and I pitied him, but at the same time I was sorry that he had made me the depositary of his secret.

I envied this happy man, and yet I pitied him, for he was at least twelve years older than I, and I was by no means young.

She loved man, and was to be pitied only on account of the consequences.

Grimani pitied my foolishness, and I remained dismayed, grieved, and ready to cry.

They were themselves deeply affected to see me so unhappy, and pitied me with all their hearts.

He leaves the table intoxicated twice a day, but he ought to be pitied, for he cannot drink wine and keep his head clear.