| 单词 | wretchedness |
| 例句 | “Shallow and self-absorbed. The change in appearance reveals the tragic side of that mind-set. Vanity curdles into misery. They become spiteful and jealous, wallowing in wretchedness.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z At such times he had the joy of looking at her, but also the wretchedness of knowing she would never look at such a one as he seemed to be. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When forced to leave my house for an extended period of time, I take my typewriter with me, and together we endure the wretchedness of passing through the X-ray scanner. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At their feet, the River Cocytus roared past, a flood of liquid wretchedness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The wretchedness of a scheme to Box Hill was in Emma’s thoughts all the evening. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z All the while, they are spectators to her wretchedness. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Friends, there exists on this planet a delicate balance, a balance between good and evil, righteousness and wretchedness, crime and punishment. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A faceless white posse sifted through the smoldering remains of the cabin, pulled up the trapdoor and delivered her into wretchedness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Guilt is the fear of one’s own wretchedness. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I do not think it will,” stopping to look once more at all the outward wretchedness of the place, and recall the still greater within. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z A state of greater wretchedness could hardly be imagined. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The friendship story line acts mostly to tie together enthusiastically shot battlefield set pieces, innumerable episodes of intra-army abuse, and generally demonstrations of heroic endurance amid wretchedness. Movie Review: ?My Way? From the Korean Director Kang Je-kyu 2012-04-20T00:35:48Z I love the ways families are discussed, and how the truth about the wretchedness of book-writing finally comes tumbling out, and the combination of neuroticism and relief, pride and latent terror. With a Little Help From Their Friends (and Agents and Librarians and Fact-Checkers ...) 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z "Our self," Montaigne writes in an essay on vanity, "is an object full of dissatisfaction, we can see there nothing but wretchedness and vanity." All together now: Montaigne and the art of co-operation 2012-02-10T22:55:14Z As unreliable as Moshfegh’s narrators are, as unstable, insecure and full of hate, they are also hellbent on pulling themselves out of their wretchedness, on saving themselves. Ottessa Moshfegh Is Only Human 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Our denial of our own wretchedness as Americans takes a different form that it did in the '80s, but we are still in denial. The Reagan era and "Us": Sins of the '80s still haunt America in Jordan Peele's horror tale 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z How do you find the human qualities of a shameless con artist without minimizing the wretchedness of his deeds? How do you humanize Bernie Madoff for an HBO movie? Simple: You don’t. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Rather than echoing Mansbach’s rueful wretchedness, “The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep” offers parents hope: the idea that encoded in its text is a formula for somnolence. The Parent Who Wants to Fall Asleep 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z And a small bundle of tragic wretchedness means someone's lost a baby. The Village; Perspectives: Hugh Laurie, Copper Bottom – TV review 2013-05-06T05:59:02Z Faulks’s writing leaps into color as he describes the scenes of battle and the wretchedness of the soldiers. ‘Where My Heart Used to Beat’: Sebastian Faulks’s latest foray into war 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z It is a sequence filled with desperate dancing, which perfectly captures the wretchedness of the experience "Needless Talents" is meant to evoke. Spectrum's Donald Byrd asks everything of his dancers, and his audience 2012-11-28T23:59:27Z From the Bible to Walt Disney, audiences have lapped up portrayals of clear-cut wretchedness. Wreck-It Ralph: why are all the film baddies turning into goodies? 2013-02-11T14:51:00Z But watching Halle Berry as the bereft Leticia Musgrove, we see only her wretchedness, and her eventual rescue by a white man. What Does the Academy Value in a Black Performance? 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The sections on Army life in and out of Iraq offer a searing glimpse into the wretchedness of that American disaster. He Wrote a Novel From Jail. She Wrote One About a Different Kind of Imprisonment. 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The only reason to consider skin-bound books, then, would be to indulge some twisted fascination with the depths of human wretchedness. Yes, Books Were Bound in Human Skin. An Intrepid Librarian Finds the Proof. 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z The wretchedness of seeing Don through Sally’s eyes — all sweaty and half-dressed — killed much of what was left of my sympathy for him. ArtsBeat: Talking ‘Mad Men’: A Knee-Jerk Reaction 2013-06-10T14:29:15Z Their encounter provides a slightly too explicit reminder that, for all his wretchedness and misbehavior, Nick is, deep down, a decent guy. | 'Everything Must Go': A Picture Window on a Life Turned Inside Out 2011-05-12T21:43:02Z The wretched and the brave, and such is Saunders’s magnificent portraiture that readers will recognize in this wretchedness and bravery aspects of their own characters as well. Colson Whitehead on George Saunders’s Novel About Lincoln and Lost Souls 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Therein lies the main tension of the book: whether Reney will break the hereditary curse of general wretchedness. A Novel About 3 Generations of Cherokee Women (and No-Good Men) 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The sawdust on the pit’s floor becomes a symbol of all the wretchedness and violence Gaza and his father inflict on their human cargo, and casually shrug off. Review: In ‘More,’ Dispatches From Hell by a Human Trafficker 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z At least there’d be prize money in the wretchedness of it all. Perspective | Pool parties are soul-crushing spectacles of half-naked strangers posing next to an artificial swamp 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z They evoke the little-known wretchedness of an age celebrated for its beauty. ‘Little Dancer’: Big roles for women in the Susan Stroman, Tiler Peck ballet musical There’s something worse, though, than finding humor in the true wretchedness of Trump’s misdeeds. Column: Another day, another Trump indictment isn't some ho-hum event 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z And what of owner Mark Ogren, who arrived from America this week just in time to witness the wretchedness conclude. Where did it go wrong for Dundee Utd? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Taking a page from Donald's playbook, the Jan. 6 committee is using theater to expose his wretchedness. Donald Trump is finally running scared: Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee have him cornered 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z He, too, overcame wretchedness: a chunk on No. 5. U.S. Open started Friday lit by unknowns. By dusk, stars had come out. 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Students in Taiwan are free of such wretchedness. Perspective | The Determination of the Capitol City Robotics Club 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The best bulwark against disgust — the only bulwark against so much of life’s wretchedness — is, in the end, denial. How Disgust Explains Everything 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z The Broncos’ wretchedness in the red zone is nothing new. Bridgewater: Broncos can eliminate red-zone, third-down woes 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Destroyers reflect the wretchedness of daily life in a gang made up largely of poor young men and teenagers, who commonly are homeless or estranged from family. A place to sleep, party and kill: Abandoned L.A. buildings become MS-13 gang ‘destroyers’ 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z "It's tough to imagine a figure who is more emblematic of the everyday wretchedness of the Trump era than Laura Loomer," Southern Poverty Law Center senior investigative reporter Michael Edison Hayden told Salon. Mike Pompeo and Trump rub shoulders with anti-Muslim zealot Laura Loomer at Mar-a-Lago event 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Instead he creates an aura of mistrust, strangeness and wretchedness throughout his 13 loosely connected episodes, adapted from the real stories of ordinary citizens. Review: War in Ukraine reflects deceit, division and corruption in black comedy 'Donbass' 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The Cowboys could take comfort in the NFC East’s wretchedness if they didn’t know firsthand how poorly counting on divisional failure can work out. Analysis | What to know from NFL Week 4: As coronavirus looms, Cowboys struggle and Odell Beckham stars 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Building on exhaustive research and a seemingly endless capacity to develop rich, psychologically complex characters, Klay captures the wretchedness of neglected Colombian villages brutalized by competing murderers. National Book Award winner Phil Klay returns with visceral debut novel ‘Missionaries’ 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z But now we’re worn down by the fear of getting sick, coupled with the fear of wretchedness. Planet virus: seven novelists from around the world on living with the pandemic 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z “It was a time that showed both the wretchedness and the nobility of human nature.” China Hits a Coronavirus Milestone: No New Local Infections 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z We don’t really want the problem “solved”; we like wallowing in the wretchedness of others. So we are supposed to diet – but not to get ‘diet face’? | Suzanne Moore 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Look, my parents were not in any way hesitant at telling my brother and I about the wretchedness and bigotry and hate in this country. Cory Booker Considers His Presidential Prospects 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z In just one week, the Dolphins achieved the wretchedness they sought. Analysis | The Dolphins don’t have to be this bad 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Journalist Bazelon’s engrossing narrative exposes the wretchedness of the American legal process but also offers something that is missing from most other books about mass incarceration: hope. Review | How we tell the story of America 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z I was too identified with Todbaum to discern the wretchedness of his hungers, or perhaps I was unable to discern how much less ordinarily wretched they were than my own. “The Starlet Apartments” 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Cranston is terrific, alarming in his wretchedness and magnetic in his triumph. The Enduring American Outrage of “Network” 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z American society pays them extravagantly in part to compensate for the relentless wretchedness of their time here on Earth. Analysis | Two seasons after 4-8, undefeated Notre Dame looks masterful 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z I’m struggling to reconcile the city I love with the wretchedness. The best and worst of America: farewell to a city of dreamers and squalor 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z They are aware of the wretchedness of their situations, but are prevented, by their delusions, from engaging with forces that will heal them, shelter them or rescue them. Opinion | Trying to Help a Homeless Woman 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z To many youths just logging on, his words were electrifying—a rallying cry to keep the new medium a pristine Eden, an unsoiled frontier free of the wretchedness of “meatspace”; governmental and commercial interests. A tribute to John Perry Barlow 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Sunday in Pittsburgh, then, stood out not only for its wretchedness, but for the way Roethlisberger responded afterward. Perspective | Ben Roethlisberger appears vulnerable after five-interception disaster 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z It doesn’t seem much blessing for women pursuing what society deems most to be beautiful that this particular wretchedness is one they’re unlikely, ever, to know. The 'vampire breast lift': just another grotesque beauty boob | Van Badham 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z But for Gaza, the polluted waters compound the wretchedness for residents already strangled by restrictions on movement and trade by neighboring Israel and Egypt. The sea was a breath of fresh air for isolated Gaza. Now the water stinks. 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z The wretchedness and trauma of Iraqi refugees languishing in Syria enrobe “A Disappearance” with an aura of melancholy. Two women, caught in the vortex of Syria’s police state 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z While it’s true Detroit has no shortage of wretchedness, taken together these stories paint the picture of helpless people who are acted upon, people with no agency. No water for poor people: the US citizens who risked jail to seek justice 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z But anyone who travels knows that wretchedness on a plane is only a matter of degree and never confined to a single passenger. Paying a Price for 8 Days of Flying in America 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z His withering assessments of everyone and everything around him are a way of deflecting his own crippling sense of failure, which he in turn sees as evidence of the wretchedness of all humanity. A strong Steve Coogan-led ensemble just about keeps 'The Dinner' on course 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z A Massachusetts official, writing in 1857, informed the state legislature that the Irish immigrant population was characterized by “wretchedness, beggary, drunkenness, deceit, lying, treachery, malice, superstition.” Perspective | Rep. Steve King is half-right. Immigrants really do change America’s culture. 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z These monthly contributions to the St Barnabas Church newsletter left readers in no doubt about the "wretchedness and squalor" of the battle experience. 'For liberty and righteousness': A chaplain at war - BBC News 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z As India's big cities see migrants pouring in from villages and towns, Visaranai is a condemnation of the utter inhumanity and wretchedness that displaced people, struggling with poverty, endure. India's disturbing Oscar entry takes on police torture - BBC News 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z If not, the debate over its merits may continue, for another decade or so, without easing the wretchedness of millions of American lives. No money no love 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z What does economic wretchedness have to do with the appetite for authoritarianism? How voters’ personal suffering overtook reason — and brought us Donald Trump 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z They’ve spent decades bulling through their messes, blaming their woes on right-wing plots, and depending on a fickle press and a busy nation to lose interest in their wretchedness. Trump Rakes the Clinton Muck 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z There are entire realms of wretchedness attendant upon owning and operating an 85-year-old body that the Genworth Aging Experience exhibit does not even touch upon. A Futuristic Suit That Gives You a Taste of Old Age 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z One chat from the summer about a breakup shifted from indecision to decision in 369 characters, and is full of such admissions, wretchedness and sadness, I can’t believe we got through it. I am funnier and franker on Google chat, but what’s the truth about instant-message me? 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z In hindsight, and in a strictly rational sense, it would be impossible to claim the Nationals’ wretchedness in their first seasons at Nationals Park didn’t pay off, postseason disappointments and last year’s flop notwithstanding. That time Scott Boras told Ted Lerner the Nationals should tank 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z But alcoholic excess has also meant appalling human wretchedness. Animals Like to Get Drunk, Too 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The General Confederation of Greek Workers, which represents private sector employees, accused the government of pursuing “policies of punishing austerity, poverty and wretchedness.” Greek Strike Shows Conflict Within Government Over Austerity 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Some of life’s greatest pleasures teeter on the near side of wretchedness: Brontë novels, floral scents with fecal base notes, Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata, Monica Vitti’s face in profile. Not Nothing 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z In the wretchedness of Gaza, however, they might sound different. Exiled in Abu Dhabi, Mohammed Dahlan Dreams of Gaza 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Cults of mortification and philosophies of human wretchedness began to emerge. Ten of the worst years in British history 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Despite the wretchedness of the disease, Dr. Fischer says it looks much less dramatic than it does on television. The current ebola epidemic is the worst ever and it's spreading 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Garcia Marquez and a plethora of other gifted Latin writers exposed the savagery and wretchedness of rural poverty in their novels. Garcia Marquez: Guide to surreal and real Latin America 2014-04-21T11:42:49Z Many of the world’s displaced live in conditions striking for their wretchedness, but what is startling about Kilis is how little it resembles the refugee camp of our imagination. How to Build a Perfect Refugee Camp 2014-02-13T10:00:02Z Raising people above that level of wretchedness is not a sufficient ambition for a prosperous planet, but it is a necessary one. The world’s next great leap forward: Towards the end of poverty 2013-05-30T15:02:24Z No description that I can write will give you any adequate conception of the discomfort and wretchedness this must give rise to. California Megaflood: Lessons from A Forgotten Catastrophe 2013-01-19T17:15:00.200Z Offices in the House on up to the White House are on the line and political animals nationwide are on the stump to convince us of their quality—and the abject wretchedness of their opponents. 5 Essential Mobile Apps for Election Season 2012-09-04T16:13:07Z Fr�ulein Marie's hapless sentiment could never discredit either herself or its object, but it occasioned a good deal of embarrassment and wretchedness, as we shall see. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z No one has the right to reduce a proud people to such a state of wretchedness and indignity. Alexis Tsipras interview: 'Greece is in danger of a humanitarian crisis' 2012-05-21T14:52:58Z My own wretchedness I can bear--I have borne it long, cheered by one little ray of hope. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z "I am afraid," said Mr. Prentice, "there'll be a certain amount of wretchedness before you bring her to reason." Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Is it you that have come to visit me in this abode of wretchedness and agony? The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z And then, too, the hovel into which he crawls when night drives him from the streets is something unspeakable for its wretchedness and discomfort. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z We have a vision of socialism in the 21st century, and we don't believe in investing in wretchedness. Alexis Tsipras interview: 'Greece is in danger of a humanitarian crisis' 2012-05-21T14:52:58Z Nay, I tell you, that her misery, her wretchedness--ay, tenfold more than any you could suffer--would be the consequence, if you did so. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z Yet in the midst of all this poverty and wretchedness, in these miserable Arab villages the tax gatherer appears regularly, and the tax, though it be the price of blood, is remorselessly exacted. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z How sad to think that such beauty should lead to misery, wretchedness, and degradation! Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z How cruel of your people,” he said with a passionate flash in his eyes, “to bring such wretchedness upon a nation that never did them any wrong!” Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z He heeded not the beautiful moon that was lighting him on his way—brightly it shone upon him and his home, but only to expose wretchedness and vice waiting upon each other. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z When litigation was so profitable, it was encouraged to the utmost, to the infinite wretchedness of the people. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z In the mean time, Sir Henry experienced a state of anxiety and wretchedness, little inferior to Lady Corbet's. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z This went on for some time, till the poor child’s life was nothing but wretchedness and misery. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Voices Alas, he spurns us.—Jeremiah, be merciful to us in our distress.—Aid us in our wretchedness. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z The abject wretchedness of the man seems to have touched him. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z His wretchedness is not relieved by the entrance of Bunthorne, followed by the maidens, who ignore the Dragoons. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z He closed the door; leaving me in a state of wretchedness surpassing aught I had then experienced. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z Describes the life of a poor, neglected youth, brought up amid wretchedness, and shows how honesty may enable the very poorest to surmount the difficulties of their position. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z The land was ravaged, all their new comforts were marred, and misery and wretchedness ensued. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z I am glad that providence has appended to the impure gratification of sensual desires, some dreadful recoil of suffering; that when the loveliness of virtue cannot charm, the deformity and wretchedness of vice may appeal. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z Our passions form the first round of the ladder; then come our follies close above them; then follow next our vices; these, with brief intervals, are succeeded by crimes; and all beyond is wretchedness. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z Oh, my mother! in mercy, go no farther; nor thus lay up a source of wretchedness for thy latter years. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z In a very short time he was reduced to such a state of utter wretchedness that, in his fevered imagination, death by drowning was preferable to life under these conditions. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Father Miller’s bubble having burst, his sincere but deluded followers are in a state of extreme wretchedness; all of them injured either in mind or circumstances, and most of them in both. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z To make their wretchedness complete, the winter set in with a severity not felt before for half a century, and which has had no parallel since. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z On nearing the city, everything speaks eloquently of past splendour and present wretchedness; public walks and elegant ornamental stone seats choked with rank weeds, and all in ruins. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Unjustly you condemn me to wretchedness, to enrich a son, whose regard, I am convinced, does not exceed, nor perhaps equal—mine. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z Pietro afterwards became a very eminent painter, and made the most grateful returns to his friend, the scullion, for the kindness he had shown him in poverty and wretchedness. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z All this confusion and wretchedness must have been known by Jesus, and also by his Father, at whose right hand it is recorded that he is sitting. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z A mind susceptible of the feelings of humanity, a heart which can be touched with sensibility for human misery and wretchedness, must relent, must burn with resentment and indignation at such outrageous injuries. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The best plan is to wear thorough mourning for your wretchedness. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z Misery and wretchedness can never enter the breast in which dwells complete self-satisfaction.”—Theory of Moral Sentiments, part ii. ch. ii. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Who rests not pleased with such happiness, Well worthy he to taste of wretchedness!’ Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z The reader will now be presented with facts of the most undoubted authority, showing what wretchedness has occurred from believing in the existence and malignity of the Devil—a doctrine supported by divine revelation. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z It is only in the practical application of that knowledge, that the wants of society are ascertained, and disease, poverty, hunger, and wretchedness prevented, or at any rate lessened. Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z She gazed with astonishment at the worn and weather-beaten face, the miserable attire, the picture of utter wretchedness before her. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Ah! could they but have seen the wretchedness of her heart, the hollowness of her smiles, would they have envied her? It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z If they were not such objects of real wretchedness, it would be laughable to hear the church calendar of saints repeated so volubly. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Where formerly exuberant life and happiness were found, all now is wretchedness. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z Daphne, if I thought I was leaving you to real loneliness and inevitable wretchedness, I—well, perhaps I shouldn't go away at all. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z One may well conclude what an utter aversion they, who are in youth, health, and vigour of body, have to dying, when age, poverty, and wretchedness, are not sufficient to reconcile us to the thought. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z We ought to feel ashamed for living at the expense of these degraded, literally starving creatures; yet we go on living off their wretchedness and even pride ourselves upon doing so. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Chief among these circumstances is that combination of physical and social wretchedness which goes hand in hand with poverty and overcrowding. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z However selfishly I tried to reflect, I could not help being sensibly impressed with her extreme beauty and utter wretchedness. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z But I noticed that strangely as this wretchedness was equal with the first happiness, so was it equal in length. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z For the love that would have carried them through and over such wretchedness was not in Nancy's heart. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z For a while she might keep her door locked, might nurse her wretchedness, might evade rude looks and curious questions, might postpone decision. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Love knows the secret of imparting virtue's value to all the wretchedness in life. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z Wander with him amidst the filth and squalor of the lanes of the city, and he points to wretchedness and want as the fruits of English legislation. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z What then do they think of others, but precisely what they say—that all men are insane, fools, unholy, impious, transgressors, that they reach the very acme of misery and of all wretchedness? The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Lytton was attainable, was comprehensible, and Bayard was urged to make him suffer in atonement for the wretchedness he had brought to this woman who loved him.... Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z For an instant the aspect of the interior gave her pause; so bare, with the northern bareness, so squalid with the wretchedness of poverty, was the great dark kitchen. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Shall these prevent me from telling the people that they are deceived and imposed upon, and that their beggary, and want, and wretchedness, are the consequences of it? The Trial of Henry Hetherington 2012-03-06T03:00:21.680Z The British Tory will point to what he calls "the malign character of the Irish," as the prime cause of the debasement and wretchedness which exist among them. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Seneca wanders a good deal, but his drift is clear—and the wretchedness of his position. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The degree He took was high; it was wise wretchedness. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The gray wretchedness of the afternoon was a fit prelude to Barra. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z No son her barren womb shall bear: May every bit of bread she breaks Bring with it wretchedness and woe,— For every drop her thirst that slakes May tears of bitter anguish flow!” Servian Popular Poetry 2012-03-03T03:00:19.423Z Still, the man’s forlorn wretchedness appealed to the whole-hearted young railroader in a forcible way. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z “Every where employment is falling off, wretchedness is increasing, and anti-social hopes gain courage in proportion as the public powers, now weakened, are approaching their termination.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Tradition says that, fearing their wretchedness might inspire the Indians with the hope of exterminating them, those early graves were first leveled and then planted upon in order to conceal their losses. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It must be remembered that it is not merely a minority, or even a majority, but the entire population who exist in this condition of absolute wretchedness and semi-starvation. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z This was not always so; and even to-day there are savage bees who live in lonely wretchedness. Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z He might spend some days or some weeks in doubt and wretchedness. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Since that day half a century of degradation, ignorance, poverty, oppression, and wretchedness has passed over Egypt. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Their wretchedness I was soon brought face to face with. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z But the cruelest of these are not so cruel as, and none have the pathos of, the tales of their own and their fathers' wrongs and wretchedness which the people tell to-day. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z It will lessen exertion, insecurity, and wretchedness; it will increase comfort. Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z She understood even that gesture, and the past wretchedness to which it bore witness. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z One need not go far away, for the hiding-places of poverty and wretchedness are often under the very shadow of the palaces of the rich. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z After a long pause of dejection, "Maybe my lord knows not of our wretchedness," suggests the farmer's wife, by way of pouring oil upon the waters. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Nothing can exceed the wretchedness of Khannikin or any Turkish town in such rain as this. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z They do not now believe that prosperity is a certain sign of wickedness, or that poverty and wretchedness are sure certificates of virtue. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z He accounted for their poverty and wretchedness by saying: "These paupers have only themselves to blame." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z The wretchedness, the filth, the squalor, the physical pollution and moral degradation in which vast numbers live, is absolutely appalling. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Then he described Lazarus, his poverty, his rags and wretchedness, his poor body eaten by disease, the crusts and crumbs he devoured, the dogs that pitied him. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z This wavering warld's wretchedness, The failing and fruitless business, The misspent time, the service vain, For to consider is ane pain. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z We have reached the conclusion that the practice of virtue tends in the direction of prosperity, and that a violation of the conditions of well-being brings, with absolute certainty, wretchedness and misfortune. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The poor, the sickly, the diseased, as long as they are ignorant, will marry and help fill the world with wretchedness and want. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z But after all is said and done, the great mass of poverty and wretchedness remains. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The rich know nothing of the poor, except the squalor and rags and wretchedness, and what they read in the police records, and they say, "Thank God, we are not like those people!" The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z I saw my wretchedness, and close at hand its perilous remedy. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z There she remained for three years, wretched with an inconceivable wretchedness, and animated with wild dreams of escape from the husband she hated to the paramour she loved. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Leaving the prime minister’s residence on Sunday, Mr. Karatzaferis told reporters that he “will not contribute to the explosion of a revolution due to a wretchedness that will then spread across Europe.” Greece Fights on Two Fronts to Secure New Bailout 2012-02-05T20:44:16Z By 1350 the worst was over, but the full wretchedness of the situation was now developing itself. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z I leave my wife a broken heart, a life of wretchedness and shame, to weep over my premature death. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z I explained to you that my life had not been devoid of happiness, for Heaven compensates bountifully to those in misfortune, by inspiring good people with pity for their wretchedness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z I give you up to the wide world—to poverty, to wretchedness, to suffering perhaps—but in this I trust you to keep faith with me. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z For the funds will fall and be the ruin of thousands, and when England is sunk into a salutary wretchedness and discontent, then our opportunity will come.' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Yes—and come to bid you farewell—which I wou'd never do, had I not a family in wretchedness till my return—for you shou'd be my master, and I wou'd be your slave.—— Such Things Are A Play, in Five Acts 2012-01-25T03:00:37.637Z What was my surprise when, through the veil of this wretchedness, I discovered the features of a dear old friend. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The remaining twelve years of his short life were passed in almost constant wretchedness, and he died in his native town, and in his mother’s house, when only thirty-one years of age. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Everything Rico played that night was sad, and he failed, in spite of his efforts, to shake off his wretchedness. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z But it shall not visit the country of the heathen, nor spread woe and wretchedness among them, but by the hands of Christians. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z Pygmalion mourns his own success; Was ever such strange wretchedness? The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z But God sent for his destruction the wild vultures of Babel, who cast balls of glowing fire upon that host and turned his pomp into wretchedness and the vileness of dust. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z But, to my immense surprise, as it turned out, Césarine did not appear at all shocked or taken aback at the squalor and wretchedness all around her. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z "We go," said she, "in order to relieve that wretchedness." The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Here, then, was one of those fatal family quarrels, where the child is forced to disobey parental authority, or to throw herself away into irredeemable wretchedness and ruin. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z This life my sins with wretchedness make rife, Physicians by their art prolong this life. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z With kindly death my wretchedness shall cease, And from my torments shall I find release. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Evan, with his quick Welsh perception, had seen in a second that the only possible thing for her own equals to do on such an occasion was to leave her alone with her unspeakable wretchedness. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z All bore the brand of vice and wretchedness. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Reflecting on these things, the girl had strayed farther away from the house than she had expected, and had come upon Newt, brooding in solitary wretchedness over the day's failure. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Why should you pine away in wretchedness and misery in this horrible place? Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Suppose a condition of affairs such as obtains within my own principality were suddenly to be forced upon them, would their happiness not be changed into wretchedness? Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z She flirted more than ever, and Don tried to forget his wretchedness by drinking too much and playing too high. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z Her physical wretchedness finally changed his pity into the kind of admiration that disinterested sacrifice always inspires. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z This is want, wretchedness, affliction, misery, and death. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z This catastrophe by no means satisfied the bitterness which possessed her soul when she recalled all the wretchedness she had endured. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z But when night had fallen Amadis awoke and, remembering his wretchedness, broke into pitiful lamentations for his evil fate. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z To gladden myself by looking at your wretchedness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The wretchedness of gold-hunters in the rich field of California is by this time a hackneyed theme. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z We look with deep and painful longing upon this state, beside which the misery and wretchedness of our own is brought out clearly by the contrast. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z He became, therefore, despairing; and had that perfect apathy, that indifference to the future, which is the most pitiable evidence of extreme wretchedness. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z We should not, then, confine ourselves to a consideration of our own wretchedness, but rather turn our thoughts to the contemplation of this divine attribute of mercy. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z What misery has this Californian emigration brought on thousands of families—unknown, incalculable wretchedness! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The most wretched and deserving may in the crowd jostle against the best and kindest of men and women, and yet be sinking to the lowest depths of wretchedness and vice, unnoticed and uncared for. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z But she was young and radiant with unfocused love, and she had seen too much wretchedness. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Knowing this, and being convinced that the savage state, even with imperfect appropriation, is one of extreme wretchedness, we may safely leave such opinions to work their own cure. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z There had been plenty of misery, discomfort, wretchedness; but there had been compensations that, for him, outweighed them. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z It is this hideous mixture of black and white and yellow wretchedness which makes the place so peculiar. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z He knows that necessity may even require a human being to sacrifice his health, and he learns that by this sacrifice on the part of one individual untold wretchedness may be spared for many others. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z I can think of nothing but our journey, and the wretchedness of having only one day there. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z In the early ’thirties he was quartered in Ireland, where the wretchedness of the poorer classes left a deep impression on his mind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z What caused the misery and wretchedness was no secret; but with few exceptions the men of money and brains were not ready to remove the prevailing and rooted cause. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z Who, even in our own time, has not heard of that enormous fountain of wretchedness, the slavery of the Negro race? Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z But he is now awakened to her wickedness, and the scene opens with his maledictions against her and his abject wretchedness over his own disgrace. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z Their kings are without power and without glory; their subjects languish in indigence and wretchedness. Letters To Eugenia Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices 2011-11-24T03:00:47.570Z From sheer weariness they slept at times, in chill discomfort and dankest wretchedness, just where they sat or lay. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z And that makes me pity him more than words can say—with the wretchedness of one's not having been able to contribute to help or save him. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z I admit the misery and wretchedness which it often brings in its train. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z You left her in poverty and wretchedness—and I found her. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z Entering the village, we saw a spectacle of wretchedness and misery seldom surpassed even on the banks of the Nile. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Whatever interest its antiquity may excite is lost in disgust at its wretchedness. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z We sit opposite to one another in perfect wretchedness; I because I am obliged to entreat her all day to do what she does not like, and she because she is entreated. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z At Glasgow, the state of wretchedness is worse than anywhere else. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Can you face the ordeal of the confessional for hours at a time, listening to tales of misery, wretchedness, and degradation? 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z The dams by which man sedulously seeks to stem the torrent of human wretchedness, must soon give way before the overwhelming force thereof. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Blanqui had brought up from the country and taken into his house, as a servant, the son of a poor man, whose wretchedness had touched him. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z To see the sun set upon this scene, the stars shine, and the moon rise, was a sight of wondrous beauty, but to me it added only to my wretchedness. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z The Indians and creoles of Mexico and Peru, ignorant and stupid as they were believed to be by Spain, had, nevertheless, sense enough to understand and feel the wretchedness of their condition. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z It is a sort of luxury to read about and sympathize with wretchedness, as it is a joy to see that wretchedness turned to blessedness. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Fallen man, in his fallen state, must not be allowed to eat of the fruit of the tree of life, for that would entail upon him endless wretchedness in this world. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z For our wretchedness and danger at home made people's minds at that moment insensible to all beside. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z When Jane and Clare took their evening walk, I used to patrol the terrace, oppressed with wretchedness, yet gazing on the most beautiful scene in the world. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z Like the Hollanders, they became great by the very wretchedness of their site, and the vigilant industry it enforced. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z It destroys the happiness of families, and in this way adds to the wretchedness of the one who does all this mischief and damage. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Yet conceive her wretchedness and the anguish of her mental struggle, living as she did in the middle of Catholic medi�valism. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z After a pause, she continued:--'As you may believe, there were sad lamentations and great wretchedness both at our house and at Esben's; but what is done cannot be undone. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z I shall be slow to believe that it is in human nature to wish to plunge into all this wretchedness. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z Because he prefers remaining in idleness to attempting any useful occupation--he would rather spend in rioting the few pence he can scrape together, than work to place himself beyond want and wretchedness. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z That is what sin brings a man to—want, want, want and wretchedness, wretchedness, wretchedness. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Harry's ingenuous compliments only heightened her hidden wretchedness. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z During his search among them, he found, in a hidden drawer, the secret confession, which the unfortunate deceased had written in his moments of wretchedness and self-upbraiding. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z Impossible were it to find language or figures to exaggerate the wretchedness of humanity unrelieved by the gracious revelations of God. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z “He has proved himself your best friend, by preventing you from committing a crime, which would have entailed wretchedness on yourself and me,” returned Viviana. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z To such abject wretchedness was I reduced, I could not endure to stay among friends, and I was in such a plight strangers could not endure me among them. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z There were those hours of reaction, after long expectation of some birthday-party, or the Fourth of July fireworks, or the school Commencement, when a blank wretchedness fell upon her. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z He had, however, not the most remote idea of the wretchedness with which his proposals were to blast Jeann�'s hitherto tranquil and happy existence. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z But, oh! the shame and wretchedness of the unconverted heart! Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z In pondering over his own wretchedness, how all this had really come about, his energy sank as in a morass never to rise again. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z The words of invitation and welcome painted on the door have drawn in some who, but for the reception, sympathy and help which they found there, might have gone on in their wretchedness to suicide. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Her excitement had died down, leaving for the moment a dead weight of wretchedness. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z When she arrives at the age of twenty her life presents an unvaried picture of despair and wretchedness. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Whereas bringing poor negroes to work the lands in a state of slavery and wretchedness, is, besides the immorality of it, the certain way of preventing population and consequently of preventing revenue. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z O, if I persist in this conduct what have I to expect but wretchedness and contempt in this world and eternal perdition in the next? Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z It robbed you of your bondage and darkness and despair and wretchedness. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Thus each the charge denies Of being the cause of their sad wretchedness. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z He made a picture of wretchedness which would have melted the heart of a sphinx. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z He has no capacity for wretchedness, and that’s why he can afford to risk it.” Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The policy of his government was, doubtless, to concentrate power in the hands of the rulers, and to force the mass of the people to submissive degradation and wretchedness. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z While these base deeds were being accomplished, no thoughts were bestowed upon the people's wretchedness, which stood in dread array against ministerial imbecility. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z The conscience of Christians is waking up to the subject, I know, still what a world of wretchedness remains unalleviated! The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z On the one hand, happiness stood pourtrayed in its most captivating colours;—on the other, wretchedness, solitary wretchedness grinned with ghastly horror and meagre aspect. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z I look at their unhappy countenances, their miserable beds; I view this nakedness, the wretchedness, and then convince myself that it is not a frightful night there, but a simple reality. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Looking backward upon their conduct, nothing could be seen but political turpitude; the present was pregnant with wretchedness; but, in contemplating the future, the patriot was animated to exertion by the cheering star of Hope. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z When this infamous proposition was made, distress and wretchedness were at an alarming height! Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z He died, and the magnificence of his funeral mocked the wretchedness of his decease. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z The restraint of Alva's presence was now removed; nothing stood between the young girl and her sensation of appalling wretchedness. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z And Ellen tried to be content, though after he was gone she cried herself to sleep, and for a time forgot her wretchedness. Jessie Graham 2011-09-21T02:00:30.653Z Perhaps if those eyes are still beautiful, one glances into them and shrinks back at the world of wretchedness within them. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z We have dwelt upon this important period, because we wish our countrymen to see the origin of our overgrown national debt,—the real cause of England's present wretchedness. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z Let them think and talk about it wisely, and let them not, if you can help it, learn wisdom at the cost of wretchedness. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z It's awful enough the wretchedness over there, and Tom and I have tried to help the little we could. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z When the most optimistic person in a party becomes the prey of wretchedness, the others usually pretend a cheerfulness they by no means feel. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z I will fly hence, to avoid all temptation of ever seeing him more!—and to distract my wretchedness by new scenes. The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z By pulling the strings of strikes you lead the people to naught else than to debility and wretchedness and from feeble beggars you are not able to build a powerful Poland. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z What wretchedness when the call is slighted, even by one! The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z The woman, with bowed head, seemed dazed with wretchedness, the child was whimpering. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Months of wretchedness followed, and Fen-wick, in despair, enlisted into a foot regiment, which, within twelve months, was ordered to embark for Egypt. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z My life, indeed, at that horrible period, had lost all value but what was attached to the Bishop, the Marchioness, and my beloved Gabriella; for myself, it seemed, thenceforth, reserved not for wretchedness, but despair! The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z But through his heart and head there coursed during the last moments so many thoughts, impressions, and feelings that he was uncertain whether the final sensibility of his own shortcomings and wretchedness would be lasting. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The drunkard, the sot, nay, the debauchee, may date their wretchedness from childhood. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z To us who have been behind the scenes, far from the shouting and the tumult and the captains and the kings, the wretchedness of it all remains indelible. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z A time came when the Flemings were again reduced to a state of extreme wretchedness. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z How, then, in a situation so critical, yet so helpless, could I selfishly involve in my wretchedness, my perplexity and my concealment, the kindest and tenderest of human hearts?' The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z In his early manhood he witnessed the complete dissolution of the German Empire, and deeply bewailed the wretchedness of German conditions. The life and teaching of Karl Marx 2011-09-03T02:00:19.203Z As manners are simple, and fortunes limited, the union of interests here is a very grave matter, and inefficiency or self-will on either side brings discomfort, perhaps wretchedness. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z My body lay still and anguished, but my mind wandered in a wilderness of wretchedness and misery where it sometimes seemed no gleam of hope or happiness could ever penetrate again. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Sad, harrowing as these scenes of wretchedness and misery are, they must be laid open to the gaze of the world. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z You are equally my children; love her, then, tenderly, and let there be but one heart between you!'—And will you, then, Juliet, deliver us both up to wretchedness? The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z As he stood with his back to her, looking down upon the smouldering tinder, some trick in the posture brought her a quick thrill of wretchedness. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z To others this feature in the wretchedness of the Gadarene may perhaps seem rather to be exceptional, the last touch in the appalling picture of his misery. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z After long, painful thought I fell to trying to form some decision, some wretched plan by which to spare myself more wretchedness. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z In vain I have visited the abodes of wretchedness and sin, to draw materials for my panorama of "Life Scenes in New York." Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z His face had grown yellow, and the black beard, long untrimmed, added to the wretchedness of his appearance. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z We love what is good and we do what is evil; we impatiently desire happiness, and meet with nothing but wretchedness. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z For the Gospels do not countenance the popular notion that special wickedness was the cause of the fearful wretchedness of the possessed. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z The space of black water between was short, but infinitely capacious; it was sullen and cold—intent upon its own wretchedness: indifferent to the human pain on either side. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z The other girl, who is now working with her old companion, was once her street associate in rags and wretchedness; afterwards, her envied, because better clothed, acquaintance. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z The Relation is rich in details of this sort, and of the wretchedness of the life which the missionaries led. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z The country was exhausted, and nobody could foresee any future but one of abject wretchedness. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z And the places where the shadow of sin has fallen heaviest are always the haunts of direst wretchedness. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z On the bleak, wet hills, the cottages, vague in the mist, cowered in dumb wretchedness, like men of sodden patience who wait without hope. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z Of the sincerity of his wretchedness and his repentance there was no doubt. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z They ran into rough weather at once; so that to the wretchedness of their imprisonment was added the misery of seasickness. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z Still, none but those experiencing it could plumb the depths of monotony and wretchedness. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z It was very cold for the season; but we had become accustomed to our wretchedness, and we slept against a wall, upon a bit of straw matting, just as in our own beds. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z Sendlingen stood still and looked at his friend; it was the old look full of wretchedness and despair. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z You have got power and—and—victory out of your principle, and we have got nothing but ruin and defeat and wretchedness out of our principle. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z Nor is it possible to over-estimate the wretchedness and poverty they create in rural England. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z In all other parts of Ireland, what do you see but wretchedness and poverty? Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z But one day p. 243there came to him a change; he thought in his wretchedness—for a man of pleasure is always wretched—of the prodigal son. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z But he was not long able to enjoy his improved position: bitter repentance and the struggle with wretchedness had prematurely undermined his strength. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z The Fuegians and the Bushmen and the Digger Indians were probably driven by stronger races out of seats comparatively happy and habits comparatively settled into their present homes and their present makeshift wretchedness.* Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z There was a divine order in life, he believed, which had been lost sight of, and forgotten, and the result was unmitigated poverty and wretchedness. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z But we can neither wonder at nor blame the mistake made by our leader on this occasion, though it led to months of wretchedness and the death of many of the party. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z Her features were ashy pale and attenuated to the last degree of human wretchedness, her eye shot forth the wild flashes of a frenzied mind. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z For an hour or more the unhappy man lay groaning, and writhing like a worm under the intensity of his wretchedness. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z To Ludwig Gross, the only person to whom he was not ashamed to show himself in his wretchedness. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Take intemperance, for instance, the main cause of England’s wretchedness; how is it possible to grapple with that in society, where intoxicating drink is deemed, in most circles, a daily necessity of life? Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z My poor Fannie is dying, as I feared she might die—alone! deserted! dying not only of pestilence, but of famine and thirst, and every extremity of wretchedness! The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z I would rather perish in the lowest state of human wretchedness than so abuse your noble nature. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z More especially is the young man’s loss of self-respect in the season of his solitary wretchedness depicted with admirable feeling. Dickens English Men of Letters 2011-07-13T02:00:19.017Z Yes, that must be what she was afraid of, what inspired her with an undefined wretchedness. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Hence so much of the wretchedness of the wife, of the immorality of the man. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z You can see no greater wretchedness in the human form than what you see here. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z "My situation is, I heartily hope, without a parallel; and as none can share my wretchedness, as none can relieve it, it were better, I believe, that none should know it." The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z To resist his look of pleading wretchedness was impossible. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z When we passed down after the flood, there, on a heap of muddy rubbish, sat the man, his head bowed on his knees and his children crouching near in the deepest wretchedness. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The solitary cell, the meagre fare, often unduly abridged, represented to a man of Lance's temperament and experiences the extremity of human wretchedness. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Even then—so desperately contradictory is human nature—even then, without in anywise detracting from his own wretchedness and desperation, he was conscious of a weakness towards his old friend, a strange sense of relenting. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Then he thought what a Lazarus he was—and in distinction to his present wretchedness his former happy years stood before his eyes as if living. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z She did not utter those thoughts aloud, she did not dare give words to that deep wretchedness, for she felt her only sustaining strength was in her God. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Yet even that wretchedness had its ludicrous side. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Not incorrectly may it be said that then in all abodes of sin and wretchedness. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The wretchedness, the inexpressible loneliness of this time, was really awful. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z He would have carried his wretchedness to bed with him had he not returned through the Penniman place. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z It was the very depth of wretchedness which was crushing her to the earth, but every answered and unanswered question but deepened the mystery, and rendered her judge's task more difficult. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Rupert had fled the country; the followers of a sheriff's officer had barricadoed his once splendid home, and, Cerberus-like, were guarding the entrance into wretchedness and gloom. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z "Qui va là?" cried he, sternly, and with the voice of one not unused to command; and although the summons showed his soldier training, his condition of wretchedness suggested deep misgivings. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z The vengeance of the Emperor Frederick II. pursued them without ceasing, and great numbers of them perished in want and wretchedness. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z They would have their wretchedness to themselves for one night at least. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z But when many miles from the city of death, and there were no fears for Edward, anxiety and wretchedness so assailed her, that pride itself gave way. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Thus was I made a prisoner, and my fair Moor left a prey to all the wretchedness of despair. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z He sees thee in thy poverty and wretchedness, and knows thou hast nothing to pay. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Otherwise, with their present character, liberty, after being first summed up by them in the privilege of doing nothing, in pillage and massacre, would inevitably end in wretchedness and destitution. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z She had emerged a little from wretchedness, and the quality that invites pursuit, that draws passion and gives sparingly in return, the quality with which Ann was plentifully endowed, was coming to the surface. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Mournful to wretchedness; appealing to supplication, they seemed to lay her soul open to his regards; to ask of him—was it succor or forgiveness? it could not be affection! Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z But the major part, "poor devils," as he emphatically styled them, "went on to drink—thus continuing all their lives in a state of voluntary poverty and wretchedness!!" The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z The wretchedness and oppression that now overwhelm all the states of Christendom, and Germany in particular, force from me a cry of distress. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Their horrible infirmities, distorted limbs, and indescribable wretchedness make one almost doubt that they can belong to humanity. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z At length, after a seemingly interminable period of wretchedness, I lit my candle-bush flares one by one. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z But it did not hinder her from picturing Orrin pacing the portico, or, sitting in the parlor, awaiting her while she hid herself and her wretchedness among the willows. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Impatient of such wretchedness, he set all the powers of his mind to work, to discover designs in all this, worthy of the Creator. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z “And did you think I could be made happy that way—by your wretchedness?” The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z He gave us a brief history of his life, a melancholy tissue of disappointments and wretchedness, the narration of which deeply affected us. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z In every city where splendor abounds and wealth rolls in carriages, can be found, also, squalor and wretchedness. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Cotton Mather speaks of some who were so preserved through similarly tortured states, that, “at the end of one month’s wretchedness, they were as able still to undergo another.” Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z In her wretchedness a doubt stole across her mind as to whether Herr Dremmel was worth this; was anything, in fact, worth fighting about? The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Who that could guess the wretchedness it brings, But would entreat of Heaven to write him childless! The Fatal Falsehood 2011-05-31T02:00:36.033Z It is only by the practical application of that knowledge, that the wants of society are understood and satisfied, and disease, poverty, hunger, and wretchedness, prevented. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z She loves George so dearly—so dearly that she would have done anything, consented to everything, and this wretchedness would have been spared. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Upham says that “she was a forlorn, friendless, and forsaken creature, broken down by wretchedness of condition and ill repute.” Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z This was early in life, and during all the years which have brought me nothing but discontent and wretchedness, it has been my constant companion; the one little pleasure of my life. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z Can they know wretchedness who know not love? The Fatal Falsehood 2011-05-31T02:00:36.033Z The pest of over-population is the existence of poverty, squalor, wretchedness, disease, ignorance, misery, and crime. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z I posted the letter in an access of remorse and wretchedness—afraid I had left it too late. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z He looked the picture of dejection and disappointed wretchedness, poorly and shabbily dressed, and slinking away as if he wished to pass out of the place unnoticed. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z There is force in your suggestion," he replied thoughtfully, "but I do not believe that I overdraw my condition; I know too much of real wretchedness to permit myself to worry over fancied wrongs. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z Has he—contented one—who counts his gain, Balanced the cost—the wretchedness and pain Of those who help him hoard his heap of gold? Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z Emily's wretchedness overcame every other consideration; and without further delay she hastened to the terrace. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z Strange, that though its burden was misery and wretchedness, it presently began to comfort her a little. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The burden of life became still less endurable face to face with the existence of evil and with the wretchedness of our social arrangements. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z They fear the gifts of fortune from the apprehension of losing them, and, lest they should be miserable, they embrace a life of voluntary wretchedness.’ Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z This second anonymous letter greatly added to Godfrey Pavely's wretchedness and discomfort, all the more that it was so moderately worded. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Good men had raised their voices to point out the wrong-doing that was going on, and the unnecessary wretchedness that was being caused, but nothing much came of it. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z His soul was rent! his heart was broken! and, altogether, he presented a picture of moral desolation and mental wretchedness that was appalling to contemplate. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z It is well that you who live in these quiet and peaceful scenes should know what is the wretchedness of some of your fellow beings in the slums of New York. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z At last the suspense and wretchedness became too great for her young heart to bear. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z All who had been below rushed to the deck and sought in the companionship of wretchedness an escape from threatening destruction. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z The lives of Villon and of a few saints can alone show such swift passage from opulence to wretchedness, from ease to danger, from the world to a cell. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z Clerkenwell itself, Whitechapel, and Lambeth can furnish enough of misery and crime, but it is not believed that any city in Europe contains an area of wretchedness so large and unbroken as Edinburgh. Notes on Old Edinburgh 2011-05-03T02:00:17.180Z Surely I was born to be an example of wretchedness, and the butt and mark at which all the arrows of ill-fortune are aimed! The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z My glory once raised the envy of my rivals; my present wretchedness moves the compassion of all that see me. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z With pen in hand, extracting beautiful passages and expanding suggested thoughts, she forgot her griefs and beguiled many hours, which would otherwise have been burdened with wretchedness. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z In the midst of this wretchedness their sixth child was born. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z He hid his wretchedness, and by every means in his power tried to lighten the burden of his domestic misery.' Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Think of a man who is ill-bred and destitute, suffering from the wretchedness of his condition. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z I anticipated a life of wretchedness, and was not mistaken. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z "And he who would have her must win her from me," he continued, with dogged resolution, catching her as, with a shriek of hopeless despair and wretchedness unspeakable, she was falling to the deck. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z She remained on the floor near his chair and watched him go, her soul sick with wretchedness. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z I assure you that I never listen in these mysteries and funeral ceremonies to the Greek words which call on God for aid against our human wretchedness, without weeping. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z End as his errand might, it must be in perplexity, in wretchedness! Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z I did reflect—I looked towards the town—a sense of the wretchedness of my condition struck irresistibly upon my mind, and I pushed furiously forward. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z "I wish I could take you out of this den of wretchedness," he went on; "but as that is not possible, you must allow me to offer such hospitality as may be had here." The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Into a grim and cheerless home Love forced his way through barriers tall; Fled wretchedness, and chill, and gloom— The golden sunshine flooded all. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z There we will leave her alone with her wretchedness and remorse. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z For why should one live on, who now can live only to a sense of wretchedness! Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z The revelries of the wealthy nobility, the feuds of the great families, and the wretchedness of the peasantry, continued as before. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Grant that I may to-day spend my birthday, as also all future days of my life, without committing mortal sins, and that I may become conscious of my humble birth and wretchedness by nature. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z I know that in his misery he will ask me to forgive the past and be his wife; and if the alternative were to be the wretchedness I sprung from, I'd go back to it! Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Thou hast witnessed little but my wretchedness, and yet I regret thee; for her spirit—hers—the beautiful, the bright, the unknown—still hovers around thee. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z That was knowledge enough for one hour of wretchedness—ay, for a whole lifetime of sadness and chagrin. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Among these fugitives many a spectacle of wretchedness was presented, at which the unfeeling brutes who were witnesses but laughed. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z On an impulse, whether mere instinct to cover his emotion or some obscurer working of the mind behind his wretchedness, he caught Julian's cable out of her hold. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Perhaps he fancied that I could not face that wretchedness from which I came. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z His pride, which no personal suffering nor discomfort could overthrow, had given way at last before the wretchedness of his friend. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z No wonder he was apprehensive—even to wretchedness. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Accompanied by the bookseller, I visited this hospital, in which, however, I did not remain long, the wretchedness and uncleanliness which I observed speedily driving me away. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z It is a general rule, that the higher their wages, the less they carry home, and consequently the greater is the wretchedness of themselves and their families. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z "My wretchedness will plead for me if I cannot speak for myself," said she, half aloud; and now all her thoughts were how to reach Westport, and take boat for the island. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Your condition in a few years would be hopeless wretchedness. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z He woke from ugly and oppressive dreams to utter wretchedness; he crawled downstairs like an old man and left his breakfast untouched, for he could eat nothing. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z It wore on to nine, despite her wretchedness and indescribable anxiety. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z Although some few of them may obtain settlements, while others bask for a while in the temporary sun-shine of ease and splendour, the major part end a short life in misery and wretchedness. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z Was it that I was to go lower still, and fall back upon all the wretchedness I sprang from? Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z I can never forget the forlorn unmitigated wretchedness of the people who thronged around us at the little town of Dunmanway. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Indeed, desiring your happiness above all things, I earnestly hope that you are untouched by my wretchedness! Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z Nothing, absolutely nothing was to be "got out of the fellow," he told his wife in mingled anger and wretchedness, for the poor man was a devoted father. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z The wretchedness and degradation of the people is such as only sight can give an idea of. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The factory system made wretchedness the common lot of the English workingman of this period. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z "When souls, that should agree to will the same, To have one common object for their wishes, Look different ways, regardless of each other, Think what a train of wretchedness ensues!" How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z That was the cause of their poverty; that was the reason they lived in filth and wretchedness. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z The last words were spoken in such a tone of utter wretchedness and despair, that his hearers could not refrain from tears. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z The tragic wretchedness of the situation no longer impressed her. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Marx contrasted this growth in riches with the misery and poverty and wretchedness of the English working classes. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z Violence and falsehood will produce nothing but wretchedness and slavery and will make those who use them incapable of further exertion. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z “Then may I not even complain of my wretchedness?” inquired she. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Oh, for the beautiful cynical talk about the hollowness of life, and the wretchedness of things in general! The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z She accused herself of plunging Erika into wretchedness, as years before she had done with her daughter-in-law. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Nor yet, on the other hand, have human laws the right to doom a portion of heaven's fair daughters, to single wretchedness, loneliness and gloom, without the lawful privilege of becoming honoured wives and mothers. Key to the Science of Theology 2011-03-05T03:00:29Z The impotence of the law to secure justice to the weak is only equalled by the wretchedness of the prisons to which they are condemned. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z Tell me—let me know my wretchedness; send me then to my father, send me to our valley in the desert. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The contempt which is his due will infallibly overtake such a man, and poverty and wretchedness will press hard upon his declining years. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z His wretchedness was intolerable; his limbs seemed weighed down with fatigue. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Misery is wretchedness, severe emotional distress, or futility, It's not . Misery Hates Company: Reader essays, Part I 2011-03-04T20:19:10Z A third contributary cause was the economic wretchedness, internal decay and falling population of the Roman Empire. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The queen, most deserving of honor, would drive me from the court were she to look at thy wretchedness.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z In a quarter of an hour more that villanous attorney, to whose vulgar machinations he attributed his present complicated wretchedness, would be with him. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z Her relation with her daughter, now a tall, slender, and unusually clever girl of fourteen, suffered from her general wretchedness. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z The still summer beauty of the afternoon added to my wretchedness. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z The mutual affection my wife and I entertained for each other, only increased our wretchedness. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z But instead of it I have pain in my soul, for I feel the wretchedness of millions—” “Who tells it to thee?” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z A thickly-inhabited part—thickly inhabited by our poorer brethren, by disease engendering smells, by fogs, by smoke, by misery and wretchedness unutterable. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z Her wretchedness not unfrequently found vent in angry words, for which she was sure to repent and apologize. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Leopardi's wretchedness, in great measure purely personal, was matched by that of his country. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Hasten the time, O Lord, was frequently the language of my heart when I contemplated the scenes of wretchedness and woe which I daily witnessed. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z Not to have a fortune is sad enough, but to go up and down in the land a millionaire and never know it is wretchedness indeed. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z Day is well represented as scattering roses in her path, for she brings much comfort to the wretched, whose wretchedness is not all of their own making. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z His despair—his wretchedness—his devotion to her father, the last resource of that disappointment he could not subdue—were all intelligible enough. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Ancona, a seaport, and Bologna, with its university, were the only exceptions to general wretchedness. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z She had managed to sink her disappointment in self-indulgence, as wretchedness too often sinks itself in opium. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Oh, into what an abyss of wretchedness would I have fallen! The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z You bore your misery admirably: had you not told me, I should never have guessed your wretchedness. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z For the melodious miseries which mediocrity mimics, for the wretchedness which some fifth-rate rhymers assume in order to make themselves interesting, there can, of course, be no toleration. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z It was impossible for a contemporary eye to see that under present wretchedness lay germinating the seeds of empire; yet Gregory acted as if he beheld them. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Hence arises much of that wretchedness and disorder to be met with in society. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The people will be driven to wretchedness, to despair, and I must be the witness of it. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z She may be bold as an amazon, be troublesome, importunate, or overbearing, but her present course is one from which can follow nought but final wretchedness. Memoir of Queen Adelaide Consort of King William IV. 2011-02-07T03:00:25.780Z He had always had a real sympathy with the men, he knew the strange workings of their minds, and all the wretchedness of their lives; he understood them. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z Lucy, although familiarised in this abode of horrors to spectacles of wretchedness and despair, was shocked at the recital. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Have I not seen the very poorest sharing the little alms bestowed upon their wretchedness? The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Miss Forest once would sooner have taken upon herself a whole life full of torture and wretchedness, would sooner have died even, than allow a word of entreaty to fall from her lips. A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z Their moods of mind ranged from one extreme to the other; nothing had any permanency amongst them but their wretchedness. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Your death in misery and wretchedness is all I want, whether you find a dishonoured grave in the Loire or by suicide I care less than nothing. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z If you persist in your senseless purpose you will bring wretchedness upon yourself, your family, and your entire posterity. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z But at least there isn't down there now my own particular contribution to the general wretchedness. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z It is impossible to describe the wretchedness of Alfred, while with an aching heart, he watched the flushed cheek and flashing eye of his brother, and listened to the strange unnatural sound of his laugh. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:28.110Z Every perception was turned inward; while some mysterious spell seemed endued with the power of compelling his thoughts to go again and again the torturing round of remembrances, every one equally fraught with wretchedness. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:26.590Z Oh, so it was his wretchedness and despair which made him kiss your hand. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z Yes, I could be happy if I could tell myself I stole to keep Gabrielle from wretchedness.... Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Therefore he is going to try to get me to deliver myself up to a life of impossible wretchedness again, only that the outside of it may look in order. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z Their marriage was cursed from the beginning; it needed no old national antipathy to enhance its wretchedness. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z When I again saw Odile her expression was one of complete wretchedness; her swollen eyes told me that she had been weeping long, and her extreme pallor and weariness cut me to the heart. The Count of Nideck adapted from the French of Erckmann-Chartrian 2011-01-20T03:00:07.967Z All the wretchedness of my life has been the consequence of the events of that night which drove me forth from my parents,--from you and from my country. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z She saw that he looked paler and more haggard than usual, and she longed to put her arms about him, as a mother might around a suffering child, and charm away his trouble and wretchedness. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z The long train that rolled along was full of wretchedness and misery. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Yea, my Lord and my Comfort, Who didst put on corruptible flesh for my wretched sake: deliver me from wretchedness and bring comfort to my wretched soul. Orthodox Daily Prayers 2011-01-18T03:00:12.820Z I have suffered wretchedness, but not because of the absence of happiness, and without praying for happiness. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z “You know what the woods have done to make shame and wretchedness, Mr. Wade!” she cried, a flash of her old spirit coming into her eyes. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z And no sound of voices rose from those heavy hulls with their cargoes of wretchedness, which were fleeing from death. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z In Basque the most intense wretchedness of any kind is always called “red.” Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z With a fluttering heart, and aching head and tottering limbs, he walked about his room, asking himself what he should do and how he could escape the wretchedness of his present life. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z On the way, the thought of Arnoux oppressed him once more, and, not having been able to discover any reason for his conduct, he was seized with a feeling of wretchedness, a melancholy presentiment. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z The American war which has brought woe and wretchedness to so many of our States, was the wind which blew prosperity to Nassau. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z His disgusting ugliness made him suspected even before he was guilty; and now that his features were still more distorted by fear, he was the very picture of misery and wretchedness. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z He goes home, and mother and son end their lives together in wretchedness. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z She shuddered spasmodically, and a look of intense pain and wretchedness came over her features. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z He gazed at it, musing on the vastness of space, the wretchedness of life, the nothingness of everything. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Then all of a sudden she was overcome by a feeling of wretchedness; why, she did not know, but so strong it was she thought she would die of it. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The misery of the Farkash family was indeed as nothing to the wretchedness which I saw at Viola's. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z This gentleman and lady were formerly so well off, but since the fairy comes no longer the house little by little goes to ruin, and their life was spent in wretchedness. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z In my wretchedness he seems to taunt me with his mirth. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z "It depends upon themselves," he wrote, "whether the principle of equality is to lead them to knowledge or barbarism, servitude or freedom, prosperity or wretchedness." The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z Lilly was unable to witness such wretchedness in silence, and one morning, when, returning from mass, she met him alone in the deserted street, she ventured to stop and speak to him. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z "A day of sorrow, illness, wretchedness ... of misfortune ... of disaster." Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z Wretched would be the pair above all names of wretchedness, who should be doomed to adjust by reason, every morning, all the minute detail of a domestic day. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z To-day all this display--the Princess--all those officers--a huge party--covers for a hundred or so; and then to-morrow the most awful wretchedness--it is quite impossible. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z The servant, as before, took his cue, and Bipin lapsed back into his former wretchedness. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z To defy her past and present was to bring about a catastrophe which would irremediably expose the wretchedness of her situation. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I know my cowardice, my despondency, my efforts that come to nothing, all my wretchedness. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z My judgment tells me that all this can only bring wretchedness upon me; that I ought to avoid you, flee from you. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The consequence of this will be, that as a man beholds his bodily face in a glass, and knows it, so he may also behold in himself his own wretchedness, and original sin. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The engagement has brought me nothing but wretchedness at home. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z Nor did this expression of complete wretchedness alter during the hubbub that followed. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z Here I found poverty and wretchedness and oppression supreme. The Life of Roger Langdon Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen. [With a preface by H. Clifton Lambert.] 2010-12-21T22:55:56.210Z You will recollect the circumstances of wretchedness in which this order was calculated to place us. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z |
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