Passionate and acutely sensitive, she yet seems never to think of antagonising her affliction or to falter in her unconscious fortitude.
This inestimable family, consisting of the duke and duchess, their nephews the Counts de Damas, and a niece married to the Duke de Simianne, were indefatigable in their efforts to solace the affliction and amuse the mind of their fair friend.
My mother felt the change, and heraffliction was infinite.
Who will feel that to be afflictionwhich each spirit feels to be so?
Affliction came, and then we find that he left Haran, and started for the Promised Land.
The first call was to leave Ur of the Chaldees and go into Canaan, but instead of going all the way they stopped half-way, and it was affliction that drove Abram out of Haran.
But he found it unsuitable to introduce the characters as Jews, to tell in glowing verses of their affliction and the contempt in which they were held.
She was as well dressed in her day of affliction and helplessness as she had been in her day of strength; for she knew the value of surroundings, and that her stateliness and power were in some manner dependent on details of this kind.
And for thy sake, when time affliction calm, Science shall please, and poesie shall charm.
He grew up in obscurity, performed his labors in the ministry, in affliction and persecution and apparently, to men, died the death of a malefactor.
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; Yet man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, and said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me.
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
I trust, sir, I shall be pardoned for expressing the deep regret and affliction I feel for the failure of a measure so important in my judgment, to the best interests of my country.
The poor child is so much bent on coming to see Abbotsford and grandpapa, that it would be cruel not to comply with his wish--and if affliction comes, we will bear it best together.
Had not expected that he would be taken from his bed and carried off, but we must bear this additional affliction with fortitude and resignation, and not repine at the will of God.
We have experienced a great affliction both in our private and public relations.
May God help all in affliction and keep and guard you and all with you, is my constant prayer.
We were moved by our affliction to offer prayers and vows to God, that he might be pleased to deliver us from the danger, and direct us to some good place for his glory.
Hereat they dried their tears in obedience to her bidding, and she said, "Know ye both that I was content to accept what my Lord did unto me, for I kenned that the affliction which befel me was a trial from Him (be He exalted and extolled!
Look upon our afflictionand our pain, and forgive all our sins.
For how beneficial has the furnace ofaffliction been often found!
Can ye in affliction seek comfort of God, who in joy have by your actions denied God?
A lump of wo affliction is, Yet thence I borrow lumps of bliss; Though few can see a blessing in't, It is my furnace and my mint.
It was also to a domestic affliction that we owe the beautiful writings of Mrs. Gaskell.
It always brought up a quotation from a sermon which she heard in a church in Fredericton-- "Night shows the stars; affliction shows the man.
Affliction showed the true Christian piety of the lovely Marguerite.
He has been good and merciful to me through it all and on this bed of affliction I have made my peace with Him.
It is difficult for a mind in affliction to concentrate itself upon such little cares.
It is an additional affliction and anguish to me that by her death I seem to lose her mother a second time; that worthy mother (and what can I say higher in her praise?
When a man's heart has grown cold, the blows of affliction must fall thick and heavy before the fire can be got that will light it.
I have seen letters also from a lady in deep affliction which spoke of the Saracen's Head as having paid her the first visit from which she drew any effectual consolation.
The Death of that Princess has been a very great Affliction to the Elector, and chang'd the Face of the Palatine Court.
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