I was profoundly mortified at——
No one regrets more than I do the——
It was a matter of no small regret that——
It has not been very good fortune to——
Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
King Henry VIII., III., 2
Poignant regret
Frankly regretted
I feel like calling myself a simpleton for——
Unmistakable signs of a change of heart