Distrest

The young Ladies were fearful to receive him, their Family being small, and the Situation distant from Neighbours: But Commiseration of the Gentleman's distrest ❋ Unknown (2008)

It was the Fatal Marriage; and she was now come to that part where the poor distrest Isabella disposes of her wedding-ring. ❋ Unknown (2004)

To share in her joy when happy, to kiss away her tears when distrest, and to see her fly to my arms for comfort and support! ❋ Unknown (2004)

Did he feel what a man might feel, Friend-left, and sore distrest? ❋ Unknown (2002)

Numbers have Generosity enough, to relieve a distrest Family, to join for a Ridotto, to set up a Musick Meeting, or an Assembly, or ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Moreouer, they are so greatly distrest for lacke of food, that they seeme to each mannes sighte more liker spirits and Ghostes, than living creatures. ' ❋ Rosalind Northcote (N/A)

Their welfare pleased him, and their cares distrest: ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Britomart chaceth Ollyphant, findes Scudamour distrest: ❋ Edmund Spenser (N/A)

During reaction, large mustard-plasters to the chest and below the shoulders will greatly relieve the distrest breathing. ❋ Frank Eugen Dalton (N/A)

Prince Arthur meets with Vna great - ly with those newes distrest. ❋ Edmund Spenser (N/A)

It may be that I have the spleen, but though I have done with knight-errantry for distrest beauty, I wonder sometimes whether my little ❋ Unknown (N/A)

First, I give and bequeath my _Politicks_ to the Directors of the _Academy_ of _Musick_, my _Religion_ to the Bishop of B----, my _Eloquence_ to the most distrest Author in _Grubstreet_, who writes the _full Accounts_ of ❋ Sir John Falstaffe (N/A)

I could wish this to be represented to his Excellency, Rear Admiral Digby, and that the proposal could be acceded to, as it would relieve many of these distrest men and be consistent with the humane purposes of our office. ❋ Danske Dandridge (N/A)

Histories, that _England_ was often oblig'd, to force her Subjects to return to the Plow, when the lazy Method of pasturing Cattle, had distrest that Kingdom; and 'tis chiefly to the Statutes made by the two last _Henries_ and _Edward_ the VIth, that she owes the Blessing, of her being now the Granary of _Europe_, and of her enjoying the ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

He travelled like a hunted thing, hard harried, sore distrest; ❋ Unknown (1916)

"You know," he explains to Conway, apologizing for not being able to visit him on account of the presence of a "poor little sick girl" at Strawberry Hill, "how courteous a knight I am to distrest virgins of five years old, and that my castle gates are always open to them." ❋ Robert Lynd (1914)

And truly, it set me all adrift; for I perceived that she did be greatly distrest concerning this matter, when I had conceived that she did but mean this thing for tenderness 'sake. ❋ Unknown (1912)

After the distrest voices that perturb you, you shall know the voices that relieve and console. ❋ Grenville Kleiser (1910)

For if in the case of those who die after three or five days of sickness, the women and all the relatives bewail this most of all, that the deceased was taken away from their sight speedily and suddenly, much more might he have been distrest, when thus deprived of all, not in three days, or two, or one, but in one hour! ❋ Grenville Kleiser (1910)

The persons concerned are very proper objects for affecting the mind of the judge, for the judge does not seem to himself to hear so much the orator weeping over others 'misfortunes, as he imagines his ears are smitten with the feelings and voice of the distrest. ❋ Grenville Kleiser (1910)