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Miseration

mɪzərˈeɪʃən
The soldier apologizes by saying that we must help each other in this miserable earth, because we are all brothers after all.
The soldier apologizes by saying that we must help each other in this miserable earth, because we are all brothers after all.
Illustrations
The miser behind the table with the gold coins and jewels personifies the Avaritia or 'greed'. The allegorical figures next to him represent the things that fuel his longing for gold, such as precious clothes and beautiful women. Behind the miser is a devil.
The miser behind the table with the gold coins and jewels personifies the Avaritia or 'greed'. The allegorical figures next to him represent the things that fuel his longing for gold, such as precious clothes and beautiful women. Behind the miser is a devil.
Sheet with 11 images about the miserly father Kadet who steals food. A caption below each image. Numbered top right: No 119.
Sheet with 11 images about the miserly father Kadet who steals food. A caption below each image. Numbered top right: No 119.
Interior in which a miser is sitting at a meal, on the right Death is standing at attention like a house servant. The door is opened by the Hunger for a visit by two tall ladies, a rich woman, possibly a prostitute, with a maid.
Interior in which a miser is sitting at a meal, on the right Death is standing at attention like a house servant. The door is opened by the Hunger for a visit by two tall ladies, a rich woman, possibly a prostitute, with a maid.
Sheet with a large depiction from Jean de La Fontaine's fable, of the miser who lost his treasure. A man is kneeling in front of another man. At the top right a text block with lines of verse. Numbered top left: Série 8. - No. 54.
Sheet with a large depiction from Jean de La Fontaine's fable, of the miser who lost his treasure. A man is kneeling in front of another man. At the top right a text block with lines of verse. Numbered top left: Série 8. - No. 54.
Sheet with 12 images about a miser who is punished for his behavior. Below each image a two-line verse.
Sheet with 12 images about a miser who is punished for his behavior. Below each image a two-line verse.
A miser, the naked male figure with bags of money and a toad on his shoulder, stands next to a naked woman who has had a miscarriage. The two figures illustrate the biblical text Ecclesiastes 6: 3 which is mentioned on the print in German. Being stillborn is preferable to a life of avarice, the text says.
A miser, the naked male figure with bags of money and a toad on his shoulder, stands next to a naked woman who has had a miscarriage. The two figures illustrate the biblical text Ecclesiastes 6: 3 which is mentioned on the print in German. Being stillborn is preferable to a life of avarice, the text says.
A miser and his wife are startled by Death, who has appeared in the room with an hourglass and a spear in his hand. On the tablecloth is the Bible reference Luc. 12. The scene is contained in an architectural frame adorned at the top with the crowned city arms of Amsterdam. Several coins are shown outside the list.
A miser and his wife are startled by Death, who has appeared in the room with an hourglass and a spear in his hand. On the tablecloth is the Bible reference Luc. 12. The scene is contained in an architectural frame adorned at the top with the crowned city arms of Amsterdam. Several coins are shown outside the list.
Illustration for the play 'The miser' by Moliere.
Illustration for the play 'The miser' by Moliere.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
All of the officers in the Confederate army were given copies of Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, to carry with them at all times. Robert E. Lee, among others, believed that the book symbolized their cause. Both revolts were defeated.
  1. Miseration
    Commiseration.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) miseration
    Commiseration; pity.
Quotations
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Nature should have been pleased to have made this age miserable, without making it also ridiculous.
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
At 46 one must be a miser; only have time for essentials.
Virginia Woolf
While the miser is merely a capitalist gone mad, the capitalist is a rational miser.
Karl Marx
Gertrude Stein
Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.
Gertrude Stein
A miser and a liar bargain quickly.
Greek Proverb
Quentin Crisp
Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.
Quentin Crisp
Usage in the news

Friday night, the Seaport was a rainy, miserable place to be. amny.com

Hundreds of protesters have marched through London calling for a public inquiry into the death of reggae star Smiley Culture, as his nephew tells Channel 4 News the police "failed miserably ". channel4.com

Man tries to find love with video dating service, fails miserably . cbsnews.com

Georgia's Evans succeeds, then fails miserably , as a pioneer. blog.al.com

Why I failed miserably as a trucker. otrprotrucker.com

AIDS in the '90s: 'I wasn't going to die miserably '. cnn.com

Mitt Romney's miserly concern for the poor. ashingtonpost.com

Piper Theatre does Moliere 's 'The Miser. brooklynpaper.com

With half a quarter left in the Jets' miserable 34-0 loss to the 49ers, FOX analyst Daryl Johnston wondered why Tim Tebow was not getting a chance. nypost.com

Reid calls NRC member 'treacherous, miserable liar'. govexec.com

They say how miserable the past four years have been economically, blame it on the president and blame him for not fixing it. mauinews.com

IT was another miserable morning in Plainville. nytimes.com

In The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, O'Nan plays Alex, a going-nowhere musician and miserable piece of shit. eek.com

"It's a miserable market," said Mark Burris, president of Rudd Equipment Co, based in Louisville, Ky. cedmag.com

The path from wickedly sardonic but miserable attorney to wildly successful, blissfully happy -- but still wickedly sardonic -- cartoonist is something that still gives Stephan Pastis pause. insidebayarea.com

Usage in scientific papers

An attempt to fit it with Eq. (1) is shown in Fig. (5): it is a miserable failure.
Optical and X-ray Afterglows in the Cannonball Model of GRBs

FOAM employs combinations of two MC techniques: importance and stratified sampling known from older programs oriented for these tasks VEGAS and MISER .
Upgrade of the Cellular General Purpose Monte Carlo Tool FOAM to version 2.06

Once again, we see that the minimal exponent q = 0 produces miserable results, but the largest eigenvalues are quite accurate even for q = 1.
Finding structure with randomness: Probabilistic algorithms for constructing approximate matrix decompositions

However, the reverse implication (and hence Theorem 1) fails miserably for subgroups in general.
Kesten's theorem for Invariant Random Subgroups

This has miserable ultraviolet behavior, being completely undamped as k → ∞.
Origins of Mass

Usage in literature

The stockade is a miserable affair. "Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and TheNeighbouring Countries" by William Griffith

The miser fell back exhausted. "Gladys, the Reaper" by Anne Beale

So when you were feeling edgy and blue and miserable you either kept out of his way or kept your troubles to yourself. "The Real Adventure" by Henry Kitchell Webster

And a miser, you say? "The Little Red Chimney" by Mary Finley Leonard

And the prince of snakes, hearing the calamitous news, spake unto his miserable sister, himself more miserable still. "The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1"

A miserable pound a week! "Captivity" by M. Leonora Eyles

Flynn was acutely miserable. "Paradise Garden" by George Gibbs

You shall not make us miserable. "Ishmael" by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

Without the virtuous love of woman, man is a miserable being, worthless to himself and useless to his kind. "The Memories of Fifty Years" by William H. Sparks

Oh, Mollie Dane, you miserable little wretch! "The Unseen Bridgegroom" by May Agnes Fleming

Usage in poetry
Sooner a camel, to and fro,
May through a small-ey'd needle go,
Than misers cruel, and unkind,
To heaven can an entrance find.
"Godly Exhortations To A Child " by Rees Prichard
Take then some pity on my grief,
And quickly grant to me relief —
To me, who now, without thy grace,
Am in a miserable case.
"The 30th Psalm, A Thanksgiving For Deliverance Out Of Trouble" by Rees Prichard
Like a dream it flitted o'er his brain,
That miserable hour !
When the father died, in agony,
In the cell of St. Thomas' tower;
"The Prophetess Of The Oracle Of Seam" by Anne Bannerman
"Write me a rhyme of the present time".
And the poet took his pen
And wrote such lines as the miser minds
Hide in the hearts of men.
"Job Work" by James Whitcomb Riley Author object (339)
Speak of her with a miser's praise;
She craves no golden speech; her ways
Wind through charmed nights and magic days,
She being young.
"She Being Young" by John Charles McNeill
You liked the best of all for dinner,
And soothed you in your hours of woe:
Although a miserable sinner,
I am a good wife, as wives go.
"After the Golden Wedding (Three Soliloquies)" by James Kenneth Stephen Author object (331)