bewail
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To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over.
To express grief; to lament.
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There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless.
It is the fashion to talk of our changing climate and bewail the hot summers and hard winters of tradition, but how seldom we pause to marvel at the remarkable constancy of the weather from year to year.
A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.
He who is the cause of his own misfortune may bewail it himself.
Crows bewail the dead sheep, and then eat them.