Word: regretful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...with mingled feelings of pleasure and regret that we hear of the possibility of Professor Dunbar resuming his old position at the head of the Advertiser newspaper. We cannot but feel pleased at the compliment which is offered to a member of our faculty and gratified that what may prove a loss to the university will be a gain for a much larger number. But we regret that our department of Political Economy, which is now assuming its proper position of importance should lose its head just when he is most needed. In addition to this, we must regret that...
...many dull winter hours yet in store for us in which the possession of a reading room will be a great convenience. But, however this may be, it is evident that unless all who would join the reading room under any circumstances. come forward at once, they will hereafter regret their delay, for the plan will not be carried out at all, unless now. We would therefore urge all to look to the future a little and not by the present inactivity and want of support deprive themselves of much enjoyment in the winter months...
...present discussion "renews the sense of regret, so often realized and expressed in scholarly circles, that a secret and silence as yet unpenetrated or voiced, cover the whole life history in the mother country, of him who planted learning in the New England wilderness...
...upon its members the behavior which characterizes gentlemen. It becomes merely a stubborn contest between those who believe that Harvard men should in all cases and under all circumstances, behave like gentlemen and those who doubt this and express their doubt by their actions. In such a contest, we regret to say, the latter seem at present to have the advantage, but we hope that the action of the management backed by the good sense of the students will soon put down this practice which has already attracted the comments of the outside world...
...than by the cheap concerts which are so high in point of excellence. It is claimed that they have a tendency to crowd out all other local music on account of their exceedingly low price, and if this be the case, it would certainly be a matter of regret to all, but really there seems to be room enough for both. Such a claim is unjust. They can never affect the great mass of local music for they do not enter into competition with it. If however, the question ever narrows to a choice between concerts by a club...