But it is a melancholy truth, and a deplorable instance of the uncharitableness of the world, that they made the comparison.

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

It is a melancholy truth; yet such is the blessed effect of civilization!

It was a manifest if melancholy truth that the architect was an artist.

He tried a glass of grog; but melancholy truth was at the bottom of that well, and he couldn't finish it.

For a moment no one spoke; and then many spoke together to tell the same melancholy truth, that they had not yet got any Anhalt.

Had the picture itself been a mirror, it could not have thrown back her present aspect with stronger and more melancholy truth.

The melancholy truth is that what poses for debate on entitlements may be worse than no debate at all.

There is much melancholy truth in this confession.

But the melancholy truth is that the musical as a living creative force seems to be in decline.