Their business is not to lead or show the way, but to follow at a distance, and ridicule the perplexity, and aggravate the mistakes of their guides.
A blessing, however, which, though it compensates most of the evils of life, rather serves to aggravate the misfortune of distressed circumstances, from the consideration of the share which she is to bear in them.
This he accordingly did, representing the affair as bad as he could; though, indeed, it was impossible for him to aggravate the real truth.
Neither of these good people, perhaps, intended to aggravate any circumstance; but such is, I believe, the unavoidable consequence of all reports.
Amelia no sooner saw her husband's distress than she instantly forbore whatever might seem likely to aggravate it, and applied herself, with all her power, to comfort him.
Such costly justice might tend to abate the spirit of litigation, but the unequal pressure serves only to increase the influence of the rich, and to aggravate the misery of the poor.
After a long and pernicious indulgence, the cure of this inveterate evil was undertaken by Maurice; but the rash attempt, which drew destruction on his own head, tended only to aggravate the disease.
I could not avoid, my dear and worthy friend, going into those digressions on a subject I am sensible must renew and aggravate your sorrows, as I am certain this prayer of Madame de Tourvel's will give you much consolation.
Would it not then be more consonant to your soft tender disposition, to pity a wretch you have made miserable, than to aggravate his sorrows by a prohibition equally unjust and rigorous?
But I cannot let it pass without a word as to two cases which came under my own observation, and which aggravate the inherent improbability of the tale.
That they would be answered angrily, indiscreetly, and in a fashion to aggravate prejudices which ought to be appeased on both sides of the questions involved, was much more than probable.
In 1862 the ministry will announce a continued and progressive reduction, in the number of acres devoted to agriculture; every year will aggravate the evil and in half a century France will count more ruins, and a department the less.
Was there no fiend to whisper in his ear suspicions, and to aggravate his suffering by the horrors of imagination?
Nay, let us sit with our feet in the water, while in Parliament itself, and then let us aggravate our agues in Pimlico and the park.
The attempt will meet with resistance where it might otherwise receive support, and instead of strengthening the bonds of our Confederacy it will only multiply and aggravate the causes of disunion.
The spirit of expansion and speculation was not confined to the deposit banks, but pervaded the whole multitude of banks throughout the Union and was giving rise to new institutions to aggravate the evil.
He that writes the life of another is either his friend or his enemy, and wishes either to exalt his praise or aggravate his infamy: many temptations to falsehood will occur in the disguise of passions, too specious to fear much resistance.
But all the halcyon days I once enjoy'd, Do but conspire to aggravate the misery, Which now quite weighs me down.
A blister should never be applied for any infantile disease, except when ordered by a medical man, as its injudicious use might greatly aggravate the complaint.
Bowel affections are not an infrequent attendant upon hooping-cough, and always aggravate the primary disorder.
And that you'll help me control my temper, and not mock and aggravate me when I sulk," chanted Kate.
That I will help Kate controll her temper, and not mock and aggravate her when she sulks.
My dear Caroline, I love you very much, but I can't help pointing out to you that the best possible way to aggravate a dispute between husband and wife is to interfere in it either on one side or on the other.
The ignorance in which the public is kept of the real nature and of the consequences of this disease helps to aggravate and to spread it.
To aggravate the King's painful feelings, he saw, as he crossed the courtyard, one or two bodies, over each of which had been hastily flung a military cloak.
As his kisses seemed to aggravate her tears, he picked her up, and carrying her to a chair, lowered her gently into it.
A nice thing 'twould be if you were to aggravate that wound of yours!
Do not excuse or extenuate, but aggravate your guilt.
When Job’s friends would aggravatehis misery, they sum it up in this, “thou restrainest prayer from God.
It is certainly love and indulgence to ourselves, that make us aggravate other men’s faults to such a height.
Or, because we are so short sighted in ourselves, therefore we are sharp sighted towards others, and because we think little of our own faults, we are ready to aggravate other men’s to an extremity.
It will force a man to give his sin the right name, it will take away all excuses and shifts, and aggravate sin, that it may become exceeding sinful.
Whatever iniquity hath been, aggravate it as ye can, though it could have ruined a world yet it could not have ruined thee that turnest in to Jesus Christ from iniquity.
