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This oratorio, a great hymn to the Enlightenment, took Europe by storm at the end of the 18th century; if its shining optimism has had more trouble penetrating the despondency of our own times, it seemed to reach a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall.

Which of us hasn't wondered in a moment of despondency whether life might have turned out for the better had a former relationship not been discarded?

I started off tweeting my despondency over Jackson's (out of character) fumble on the Bills' first possession and ended the game tweeting a request for hypothetical bail money.

Learning to make my own clothes was an escape from the crushing relationship I had with the high street – that queasy carousel of fashion lust, followed by self-loathing despondency when my body turned out not to match the schematics in the designer's notebook, followed by disappointment and waste as yet another shabby "bargain" made its way to the charity shop.

In his new book, Wright, the Anglican bishop of Durham, England, posits that the development of virtue -- by the church and in broader society -- could help lead the Western world out of the sea of despondency in which it currently finds itself languishing.

Disbelief becomes a physical force, pulling her out of despondency and inertia.

The number of Turkish applications for the annual "green-card" lottery to win a residential visa to the United States has jumped fivefold this year.With growing despondency at home, it is perhaps surprising that unrest has not broken out.

A despondency overtookIndian Islam.

She sees terrible despondency in his eyes.

When Nadal served out to love for a two-set lead, there was a growing air of despondency in Murray's box, reflected by the player's downcast features.

Sunday was not a time for despondency though.