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Sentences starting with anguish

Anguish killed her. [9]

Sentences ending with anguish

Only yesterday this would have roused her wrath; to-day she could forgive him; for she could forgive anything to this unhappy soul--to the man on whom she had brought such deep anguish. [10]
She thought it would be an easy matter to keep awake while suffering such mental anguish. [10]
So, during this whole sad period I was rarely utterly wretched, often joyous and happy, though sometimes the victim to the keenest spiritual anguish. [10]
The pliant intellect which the gods bestowed on me would ill sustain the test in this hour of anguish. [10]
Were the tears which filled Eva's eyes caused by the smoke that poured from the fire more and more densely into the street, or to disappointment and bitter anguish? [10]
His self-respect was trampled under foot, love and happiness were forfeited, there was naught before him save a colorless, charmless future, full of bitterness and mental anguish. [10]
It happens only too often that Epicurus is confounded with Aristippus, who places sensual pleasure above intellectual enjoyment, as he holds that bodily pain is harder to endure than mental anguish. [10]
Clemens wrote again to Howells, this time with less anguish. [5]
Back in Hartford, sweating and suffering through sleepless nights, he wrote Howells his anguish. [5]
It would be such a swift and thorough solution of this great problem of life he was working out in ever-recurring daily anguish! [6]

Short sentences using anguish

But what anguish what struggles! [14]
He groaned in anguish. [4]

More example sentences with the word anguish in them

Then his forehead would knot and furrow itself, and the drops of anguish stand thick upon it. [6]
Then he fain would have prayed, but fearful mental anguish disturbed his devotion. [10]
And how soon would anguish of soul utterly destroy the spell, which was slowly, slowly, yet steadily diminishing, and, when the mirror revealed wrinkles which the skill of no Olympus could efface, when she----No, she was not created to grow old! [10]
She was a woman tortured beyond bearing; and she was fighting for her very life, mad with anguish as she struggled. [11]
In anguish Jane Withersteen turned speechlessly to Lassiter, and, confirming her fears, she saw him gray-faced, aged all in a moment, stricken as if by a mortal blow. [13]
Does He behold with smile serene The shows of that unending scene, Where sleepless, hopeless anguish lies, And, ever dying, never dies? [6]
He brought home with him a suit of clothes of such exquisite style and cut in fashion--Eastern fashion, city fashion--that it filled everybody with anguish and was regarded as a peculiarly wanton affront. [5]
It fills them with grief and alarms; and, would you believe it--such anguish of mind, especially when the Nile is so low and there is more sickness than usual, gives rise to numberless forms of disease? [10]
My brother there will tell your worship how I am racked with anguish when these fits be upon me. [5]
A note to which her soul responded with anguish when she turned to him with the natural cry of woman. [9]
Day by day, when I, saw with what a front she met suffering, I looked on her with an anguish of wonder and love: I have seen nothing like it; but, indeed, I have never seen her parallel in anything. [14]
She had never wept so before; no anguish, no bitterness was infused into the sweet refreshing dew of those tears. [10]
If the latter was falsely believed to be his work, then Proclus's judgment was explained--then--then--- Seized by a torturing anguish, he groaned aloud, and the steward Gras inquired what he wanted. [10]
The general confusion was distracting; as the sun rose, the anguish, physical and mental, of the whole family greatly increased, and by noon had reached an appalling pitch. [10]
Thus, ere she was aware of it, her burning anguish changed into a cheerful remembrance. [10]
Then, as the voice, in sweet anguish, filled the court-yard, entrancing them all, rose higher and higher, fell and died away, he got to his feet, and called out hoarsely: "Come--come forth! [11]
Even when the violence of these emotions had in some degree subsided, and he was beginning to grow more calm, there came into his mind a new thought, the anguish of which was scarcely less. [12]
He rushed off to the town again and again, but only to return each time to enhance the anguish of the household by relating all sorts of horrors which he had picked up in his wanderings. [10]
He wants something to relieve his pain, to mitigate the anguish of dyspnea, to bring back motion and sensibility to the dead limb, to still the tortures of neuralgia. [6]
Come with it to my shore, as of old the priest of far-darting Apollo carried his rage and anguish to the margin of the loud-roaring sea. [6]
Now hearts begin to kindle And burn with love's sweet anguish As tapers blaze and dwindle. [10]
From time to time Paulus murmured in a low voice, but in tones of keen anguish, "In vain--all in vain--" and again, "I seek, I seek--but who can show me the way? [10]
The superstitious triumph, through which I have struggled to reach you, will be turned to howls of anguish if you stop your ears and are deaf to the words of salvation. [10]
The death of this son doubtless first taught Barbara with what cruel anguish a mother's heart can be visited; but her John had not really died to her. [10]
The anguish of this discovery was hard to bear. [10]
The mother of the youth that had been killed still sat huddled at the foot of the statue of justice, enduring the anguish of listening to these drunken revels with dull resignation. [10]
By the time the tribune returned to his brother the noise outside had grown considerably less, only pitiable cries of anguish mingled with the shouts of the soldiers. [10]
Again: if under the sudden anguish of a wound the receiver of it makes a grimace, he falls some degrees in the estimation of his fellows; his corps are ashamed of him: they call him "hare foot," which is the German equivalent for chicken-hearted. [5]
At sight of the king, they uttered such a loud cry of anguish as to wake him from his reverie. [10]
In spite of the intensity of his own anguish, Hodder was conscious of a curious detachment; and for months afterward particular smells, the sight of a gasoline stove, a certain popular tune gave him a sharp twinge of pain. [9]
The anguish and the fright which this thought gave me made my previous sufferings seem trifling by comparison. [5]
Oh, what anguish that must have been! [10]
Grief and anguish spoke from her eyes, but no vehement passion deformed the regularity of her features. [10]
My feelings I smother, but thou hast been the cause of this anguish, my--upon my word,' said Mr Swiveller, checking himself and falling thoughtfully into the client's chair, 'I should like to know how they use her! [12]
She was a sinner, she felt it with anguish of repentance, and she steadily refused my offers to purchase her freedom. [10]
Pale as death, she threw up her arms to protect herself, and then, overcome with terror and fatigue, with a faint cry of anguish she lost consciousness. [10]
For several minutes Semestre's tongue seemed paralyzed, but at last she raised both arms, and a cry of mingled indignation and anguish escaped her lips. [10]
Only by what seemed almost a miracle had he survived the exposure to suffocation and the mental anguish through which he had passed. [6]
Even the Arabs, seeing the strong man shaken with sobs and learning the cause of his grief, respectfully withdrew; for the anguish of a son at the loss of his mother was sacred in their eyes. [10]
The anguish of seeing her suffer is over; the spectacle of the pains of death is gone by; the funeral day is past. [14]
There she stood, seeing and hearing, and her low moaning changed to that laughter which anguish borrows from gladness when it has exhausted all forms of expression. [10]
Not a day, scarcely an hour, had she forgotten him; for his sake she had endured great anguish willingly, and, in spite of his mute reserve--she could say so to herself--without any bitter feeling. [10]
Then followed a piercingly high yell of anguish, quickly breaking. [13]
Every detail of parting was anguish to him. [8]
I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. [7]
They are gods on earth, and won't submit to the universal lot of mortals, to endure pain and anguish. [10]
Even the great omnipotent sovereign there had his own cross to bear; tears flowed in his proud palace also, and sighs of anguish were heard. [10]
What an abyss of the deepest anguish of soul I could discover in this woman, who was worthy of a better lot! [10]
His own anguish of soul, and the pain inflicted by the cruel blow which crushed his dearest hopes, robbed him of fortitude and calmness. [10]
Here the anguish of renunciation seized him with great violence, and when he wished to appeal again to his mother his exhausted imagination refused its service, and the vision would not appear. [10]
With a cry of horror she sprang up, snatched at the lamp, held it over the sufferer, heedless of his cries of anguish, looked into his face, and pulled away the weary hands with which he tried to screen his eyes from the light. [10]
The bitter anguish of his aged household companion, the father of his wife, to whom bonds of love still unsevered united him, touched even Seitz Siebenburg. [10]
In the time of her deepest anguish it afforded her comfort and satisfaction to arrange everything herself, and even perform some offices with her own hands. [10]
As Wolff thought of Heinz Schorlin, it seemed as if Fate had thrown him into the way of the Swiss that he might feel with twofold anguish the thorns besetting his own life path. [10]
But Paula did not hear; her soul was no doubt absorbed in anguish and the terror of death. [10]
But she could not attain to that state of sadness made sacred by memories with which consoling angels so often mingle some drops of sweetness, after the first anguish is overpast. [10]
And the third night the men uttered the question yet again--with anguish, and absently. [5]
He was no more than an actor, who played the part of Timon not amiss, and who made use of his public to work upon their fears and enjoy the sight of their anguish. [10]
But the very mention of the subject was anguish to the Paladin; for whereas we had some little hope, he had none at all. [5]
It will cost me a pang every time I think of it, but this anguish will be eingebusst to me in the joy and comfort I shall get out of the not having to read the verfluchtete proofs myself. [5]
It was no longer a vision of the bewitching sovereign nay, it resembled the incarnation of despair, tearless anguish, wrath demanding vengeance. [10]
He struck his little sister on the temple with his fist when he was angry, and she didn't linger in pain through long summer days, and die with sweet words of forgiveness upon her lips that redoubled the anguish of his breaking heart. [5]
The weird cedars, like great demons and witches chained to the rock and writhing in silent anguish, loomed up with wide and twisting naked arms. [13]
He kept through life her Bible and Prayer Book; they were placed nightly under his pillow in the first days of anguish that followed her loss, and ever after they were the inseparable companions of all his wanderings. [4]
He should at least in this be happy, till the anguish of having thoughtlessly betrayed his brother to ruin should be a thing of the past! [10]
She shall not know," repeated the dwarf, his eyes huddling back in his head with anguish. [11]
But the good Isis, who herself had wept her eyes red in bitter anguish, could understand her woe. [10]
For a while, in the intensity of her anguish, all thought was excluded. [9]
I remember that in the dreadful war-time, on one of the days of anguish and terror, I fell in with Governor Andrew, on his way to a lecture of Emerson's, where he was going, he said, to relieve the strain upon his mind. [6]
And we say in our anguish, "If they could only come back! [5]
So she argued, in anguish and tears. [5]
The sixth day I labored in anguish till far into the night and brought forth--nothing. [5]
Were it otherwise, how could the love and loyalty which cleave to the hapless, defeated woman, be repaid with anguish of heart and tears? [10]
Still, there were hours, days, weeks of inexpressible anguish to be borne; under the pressure of which Charlotte could only pray and pray she did, right earnestly. [14]
And the dreaded hours actually came--nay, the anguish of uncertainty had become almost unendurable, when, on the seventh day, the Egyptian at last returned from Alexandria. [10]
A look of horrified amazement, of shrinking anguish, crossed over her face. [11]
How could an honest man fail to be overwhelmed with rage and anguish at being dishonored before the world by his masters for scrupulously doing his duty, and for maintaining the rights and dignity of his own country? [6]
By some miracle his mother had not yet told the prelate of his father's curse, in spite of the anguish of her aching heart; and what a weapon would not that have been in Benjamin's hand. [10]
The minutes of his absence seemed like days; her bosom heaved in stormy agitation, then for a moment she controlled herself, and again her heart seemed to cease beating--she closed her eyes as if her anguish of anxiety was too much for her strength. [10]
Again she called him, and with such deep anguish in her voice, which was harsh and shrill with terror, that the young officer looked at her with extreme compassion. [10]
Conviction was upon him, and he watched the other's anguished face with anguish and excitement in his own. [11]
But who besides herself was praying for the hated sovereign who had at his command the costliest and rarest gifts of fortune, all poisoned by bitter anguish of mind and body? [10]
Would it bring her the greatest happiness or only fresh anguish and unrest? [10]
The thought entered her mind that the woman who had endured such a terrible punishment, for a crime akin to her own, would understand better than any one else the anguish of her heart. [10]
Terrible anguish struck her heart, she felt a dreadful ache as if something was being torn inside her and she were dying. [2]
Now and then he struck his forehead and heart like a man demented, with cries of anguish, curses and lamentations. [10]
For some time he stood gazing after Hermas, then he clasped his brow in deep anguish and large tears ran down upon his beard. [10]
Never before had he felt such burning anguish, which was terribly sharpened when he beheld the familiar faces of his own troops, which he had so lately commanded, pass before him under the leadership of another. [10]
Likewise he shall have my cordial julep with a portion of this confection which we do call Theriaca Andromachi, which hath juice of poppy in it, and is a great stayer of anguish. [3]
Half my life has been passed in constant fear and anguish, without any near friend to share my trials. [6]
Her recent slumber had transformed the passionate anguish into quiet sorrow. [10]
And Gotz, who had endured so much anguish and toil to be faithful to his other sweetheart, was not less worthy of my faith, and it must be my task to fight against the evil spirit with all the strength that was in me. [10]
The party who had arrived by water were not allowed to occupy the tents which had been pitched for them not far from his, because he desired to be alone, quite alone, with his anguish of spirit. [10]
A vague consciousness grew upon me by degrees, and then came a gathering anguish of pain in my limbs and through all my body. [5]
Then, in her great anguish, she, too, cast her eyes upon that dying figure, and, looking upon its pierced hands and feet and side and lacerated forehead, she felt that she also must suffer uncomplaining. [6]
Her mother and grandmother tried to follow, but Siebenburg pressed between them and his wife, and his voice thrilled with the anguish of a soul overwhelmed by despair as he cried imploringly: "Hear me, Isabella! [10]
But when I got to the tent door I stopped and stepped back, grieved and shocked, for I heard Joan crying, as I mistakenly thought--crying as if she could not contain nor endure the anguish of her soul, crying as if she would die. [5]
Sooner will I go way with her and leave even you, to perish with my parents in misery and anguish than see that happen, or suffer it for a moment. [10]
At last anguish gained the upperhand of his anger, and it seemed to him, as though he were living over again the most miserable hour of his life, an hour now long since past and gone. [10]
At last anguish forced even the clearest memories into oblivion: she saw nothing save the tortures of her lover; her brain, still active, revealed solely the gulf at her feet, and the tomb which yawned not only for Antony, but for herself. [10]

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