Cruelties

All their severities called cruelties: mutually accusing each other; each him and herself; and all to raise her character, and torment themselves. ❋ Unknown (2006)

While heartily approving of such reasonable punishment as shall deter crime, I can command no language strong and severe enough to condemn in fitting terms the cruelties and deviltries heaped upon the Negro in certain sections of the South in the name and for the sake of those who profit by the convict lease system. ❋ Daniel Wallace [Editor] Culp (N/A)

[188] 'I will grant that everything has been done with justice, which cannot be punished without again shedding the blood of citizens;' that is, the cruelties then committed by the optimates in crushing ❋ 86 BC-34? BC Sallust (N/A)

Many of my friends said, "Don't do that; if you do that the cruelties will be always more and more atrocious; we are a weak people; we have to undergo the conditions of occupation; if we resist, our lot will be worse; you may not resist in public; let us wait passively with patience and confidence in our God; let us wait the moment of our liberation." ❋ Unknown (1919)

But Meriem could but shudder as she recalled the cruelties of this terrible old hag in the years gone by. ❋ Unknown (1915)

Meriem could but shudder as she recalled the cruelties of this terrible old hag in the years gone by. ❋ Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912)

A great deal of fuss was made about them, not only abroad, where all the enemies of England took a particular and most vicious pleasure in magnifying the so-called cruelties which were supposed to take place, but also in the English Press, where long and heartrending accounts appeared concerning the iniquities and injustices practised by the military authorities on the unfortunate Boer families assembled in the Camps. ❋ Catherine Radziwill (1899)

The old folks took particular delight in recalling the cruelties of his youth. ❋ Carmen Dolores (1881)

Augustus are forgotten the terrible invective of Tacitus and the sarcasm of Juvenal recall the cruelties and the terrors of Tiberius. ❋ John Richard Greene (1860)

After that, in the troubles of Stephen's reign, anarchy let loose tyranny in its most fearful form, and things were done which recall the cruelties of the old Spanish _conquistadores_ in America. ❋ Charles Kingsley (1847)

The moment she awoke on Monday morning, the recollection, that this was, perhaps, the last day she was ever again to see him, softened all the resentment his yesterday's conduct had raised: forgetting his austerity, and all she had once termed cruelties, she now only remembered his friendship, his tenderness, and his love. ❋ Mrs. Inchbald (1787)

From there, on February 4, Cornwallis wrote to Greene complaining that he had heard reports of "cruelties" to the Cowpens prisoners, and that he was "shocked" to find the British prisoners in the Salisbury jail had been "denied common sustenance." ❋ Maggiemac (2009)

As I am now fairly embarked in a trade which absorbed so many of my most vigorous years, I suppose the reader will not be loth to learn a little of my experience in the alleged "cruelties" of this commerce; and the first question, in all likelihood, that rises to his lips, is ❋ Theodore Canot (N/A)

Certainly; just as I commit the worst kind of cruelties in my dreams. ❋ August Strindberg (1880)

"Nobody commits cruelty in repaying it," said he; "the first are called cruelties, the second justice. ❋ Unknown (1830)

Blockades and restrictions of movement - further unacceptable cruelties. ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

Coulon said he had told van Braam that “as we were not at war, we were very willing to save them from the cruelties to which they exposed themselves, on account of the Indians.” ❋ David A. Clary (2011)

She speaks, and my heart, so long steeled against the cruelties of the world, cries out in yearning for her. ❋ Lucy Weston (2011)

Girl 1 - omg Urban Dictionary [wont] [accept] [my definition] of idiot Girl 2 - omg the cruelty ❋ Iiddkk (2014)

Me and [Wilson] were cruel [bastards] whilst in Turkey. [Ffs], so hard to fit Cruelty into a sentence... ❋ DannyTheMan (2007)

girls on facebook .sees a [beaten] dog girl 1:OMG that [puppy] shouldnt be [treated] like that girl 2 : that person should be dead .that is animal cruelty girl 1: i know right ❋ Iloveanimals200 (2014)

[Guy1]: Wtf is he playing [Guy2]: [Cruelty Squad] ❋ Argent Man (2021)

1.) I try to be nice to Dennis since everyone else displays such [casual cruelty] towards him. He's really a good guy, but no one gives him a chance. Eventually, as our classmates grow up, they will hopefully mature and begin treating him with more respect. 2.) "Hey, Andrew. Need any help with that math problem?" asks the loser. "Fuck off, fag." Andrew replies. "What's the answer to number 7?" The loser decides to give Andrew another chance, and attempts to be nice to him. "The answer is x=3, which can be found using the Pythagorean theorem." "That [answer's] probably wrong, you worthless [shit-for-brains]." Andrew replies. "By the way, you're ugly as shit." The loser decides not to make a retort mentioning that Andrew happens to be even uglier than himself. He regrets attempting to be nice to him, and tries ignoring him as Andrew continues to insult him with an imaginative sequence of curses and yo-mama jokes. The [poor loser] is a victim of casual cruelty yet again. ❋ Vercingetorix1234 (2009)

Guy 1: Dude, I just had the [wildest] sex with Jessica, Lauren, [Lacey] and [Meghan]! Guy 2: You mean they had a Cruelty Party?! Guy 1: Yeah! They fucked the hell out of me! It was nice! ❋ LadyWendi (2011)

I only [wear] pseudo-leather because it's cruelty free. ❋ Alixveggie (2011)

A play called "[Spurt] of Blood" written by [Antonin] [Artaud] is theatre of cruelty . ❋ Opium (2004)

Jack watched with anguish as the office projector bulb was repeatedly [switched on] then off again in quick succession. The poor thing couldn't withstand the horrible electronic cruelty and the [filament] caught fire, shining brightly before it's imminent death. Some say that no filament will ever shine so bright as this one, destroyed in the prime of [it's life]. ❋ Gdawz (2012)

Damn...[chloe] has some serious french cruelty going on...but [my god] if it doesnt make her just [even more] sexy ❋ Pablo Lou (2011)