I once heard a minstrel band play in front of the hall, on a wet evening, when there was no prospect of an audience, and there was such an air of mournfulness in it that I remember it yet.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
Una watched him with dreamy, questioning eyes, in which shone a tender mournfulness.
"Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir"
Charles Garvice
Not that I begrudge you your happiness, for no one deserves it more; and long may it continue, Miss Ross,' finished Mrs. Baxter, with her usual mournfulness.
"Lover or Friend"
Rosa Nouchette Carey