Wistful
Wistful , adjective
[For wishful; perhaps influenced by wistly, which is probably corrupted from Old English wisly certainly (from Icelandic viss certain, akin to English wit). See Wish.]
1.
Longing; wishful; desirous.
Lifting up one of my sashes, I cast many a wistful, melancholy look towards the sea.
2.
Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing; pensive; contemplative.
That he who there at such an hour hath been,
Will wistful linger on that hallowed spot.