The poor distrest Emmeline was the only memorial left of him; and Lord Montreville felt her tears a reproach for his cruelty in thus threatening to abandon to her fate, the unhappy daughter of this once loved brother.
Desire to know what a Spirit so seemingly distrest might wish or enjoin a sorrowful Son to execute towards his future Quiet in the Grave?
Virtue distrest in humble state support; Nor think she never lives without the court.
I, a poor distrest Mere stranger here, know none I may request To make this court known to me.
The success of "The Distrest Mother" and "Cato" was the beginning of the long triumph of French influence over English tragedy, yet the victory was never more than half won.
The success of "The Distrest Mother" led to a number of translations.
Indeed people, I believe, always deceive themselves, who imagine they can conceal distrest circumstances from their servants; for these are always extremely quicksighted on such occasions.
Art and industry, chance and friends, have often relieved the most distrest circumstances, and converted them into opulence.
Keep me always doing something," she said; "keep me always in company with somebody.
Are we, I wonder, quite such genuine boys and girls now as our seniors were in their time?
I am unable to say, positively, whether Sir Percival noticed this or not.
Wondering I went And found a wretched man; worn and opprest He seemed with toil and years; and whispering faint He said "Oh little maiden, sore distrest "I sink for very want.
It is a worthy Attempt to undertake the Cause of distrest Youth; and it is a noble Piece of Knight-Errantry to enter the Lists against so many armed Pedagogues.
He, good fellow, although evidently perturbed that he should have so distrest her, was yet very warm on his part too, and as I was going out, slipped the only guinea he had in the world into my hand.
Now to be above measure distrest at one's own troubles is characteristic of the man who loves not his friend, but himself.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "distrest" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
