I doubt whether any man under fifty would have been more anxious than myself to cut short our period of repose, broken as it was, when I refused to listen to her tearful penitence and self-reproach, by occasional words and looks of gratitude and admiration.

It was impossible to soothe Eveena's first outbreak of feeling, or reason with her illogical self-reproach.

Before him, as he groped in rage and self-reproach, rose a vault of solid plaster, narrow as a chimney.

Such proofs of emotion in one like John Moseley gave her the satisfaction of knowing that if she had been deceived, it was by a concurrence of circumstances and a depth of hypocrisy almost exceeding belief: self-reproach added less than common, therefore, to the uneasiness of the moment.

no!you have no reasons for self-reproach.

And you are to devote yourself to Peter, and not to be torn with self-reproach.

" Lady Mary would have cried out in vehement contradiction and self-reproach, had she heard these words; but Peter again growled reluctant acquiescence, when John paused.

And truly, that One did be smiling very naughty and dainty to herself; so that I perceived that I had not truly whipt her enough; but yet I could harden my heart no more at that time; for, in verity, there doth be a strange half-pain in the bosom, if that you have to flog a maid that doth be utter thine, and this to the despite that there hath beenas thenno properness of anger to have for an after self-reproach.

Most earnestly did she wish, that she could shield that child from the disappointments and mistakes and self-reproach from which the mother was then suffering; that the little one might take up life where she could give it to herall mended by her own experience.

He would never have ceased from self-reproach, had he conveyed the words of Jacqueline to Victor,for the effect of those words he could clearly foresee.

Right through my alarm jarred a throb of mingled self-reproach and pity and admiration.

And it was one (as usual) of self-reproach.

As he spoke, he remembered with a pang of self-reproach, that Father Orin was with them now and waiting for him.

The mention of his name caused her to think that it would be well to tell him of her quarrel with William and of her regret and self-reproach.

Then, with a spasm of self-reproach, M. Floçon remembered that two distinct suggestions had been made to him by two of the travellers, and that, so far, he had neglected them.

" For many days Albano lived without love or hope, in bitter self-reproach; every recollection darted into him a scorpion-sting.

Her mind did not move easily from one individuality to another, and when she afterward thought that she had failed to understand some difficulty which had been laid before her,had spoken the wrong word to some expectant heart,she would suffer from almost morbid accesses of self-reproach."

Why does one ask oneself about the dead hero, when his life rounds itself to the view, not whether he had enough of prosperity and honour to content him, but whether he had enough of pain and self-reproach to perfect his humanity?

how self-reproach Pervades his inmost breast; And pangs of sad remorse encroach Upon his fever'd rest.

Indeed he was so relieved so pleased, so thankful to be freed from the load of self-reproach that he would have promised anything.

Mr. Grey's feeling, as he returned home, was chiefly one of self-reproach; so that, though he persisted in not believing the story which had been told to him, he did, in truth, believe it.

Had there been one to whom she could have confessed these feelings, whose soothing friendship would have whispered it was needless and uncalled-for to enhance the suffering of Edward's fate by such self-reproach, Ellen's young heart would have been relieved; but from that beloved relative who might have consoled and alleviated her grief, this bitter trial she must still conceal.

The relation of his melancholy death, and the misery in which we found Mrs. Greville and poor Mary affected him so deeply, I dreaded their effect on his health; but this was nothing to his wretchedness when, by his repeated questions, he absolutely wrung from me the tale of his sister's death, his mother's desolation: no words can portray the extent of his self-reproach.

I could read in her countenance, as in a book, the sad record of long months of wearing sorrow, vain regrets, and bitter self-reproach.

But in its profound tenderness and humility and self-reproach her heart forgave him.