The delay of an opportunity for unburthening her heart to Schedoni, was hardly to be endured; another and another messenger were dispatched to her Confessor. ❋ Unknown (2004)
His majesty puts on a very serious countenance, fixes his eyes, heaves a sigh, and begins unburthening his bosom of its concealed purposes. ❋ Various (N/A)
I walked on in silence, never having had quick speech or the habit of unburthening my soul to the first listener. ❋ Henry Seton Merriman (1882)
He became so feverishly excited and felt such a need of unburthening himself to somebody, that at last he called his wife. ❋ ��mile Zola (1871)
On the contrary, it goaded him on, and he finished by unburthening his mind in a flood of words. ❋ ��mile Zola (1871)
Page 18 natural thing in the world, that some crazy fanatic should be heated almost to the point of insanity by the scene, and take this way of unburthening himself. ❋ Unknown (1856)
Page 171 upon your fully unburthening your conscience of all its secrets. ❋ Unknown (1852)
If the improvement of the creation-by-variation doctrine is conceivable, it will be by unburthening your theory of Natural Selection, which at first sight seems overstrained -- i.e., to account for too much. ❋ Charles Darwin (1845)
Washington was a heart-unburthening which lightened his oppressed spirit. ❋ Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie (1844)
After this full unburthening of ourselves, the one to the other, a totally different feeling seemed to come over Drs. Bunting, Alder, and the whole committee -- which consisted of about thirty leading members of the British Conference. ❋ Egerton Ryerson (1842)
This done, he proceeded to the "Piazza," where he found the Yorkshireman exercising himself up and down the spacious coffee-room, and, grasping his hand with the firmness of a vice, he forthwith began unburthening himself of the object of his mission. ❋ Robert Smith Surtees (1833)
Wolfert had long been sorely depressed in mind by the golden secret, and as a family physician is a kind of father confessor, he was glad of the opportunity of unburthening himself. ❋ Unknown (1824)
However, he found considerable relief in unburthening himself to me. ❋ Edward Howard (1820)
"It is concurring, and in some degree, afflicting circumstances, which alone render me eager to seize the present fleeting minutes; suffer me then to make use of this blessed opportunity, the last perhaps, I shall find of unburthening my thoughts to the too amiable Miss Marsham." ❋ Unknown (1810)
I am scarce sufficiently recovered from my fright and astonishment, to write, with any degree of clearness, an account which will fill you with wonder, as it does me with amazement and indignation; yet I find a relief in unburthening my grief and mortification, and will endeavour to try at some method and accuracy in the relation of one of the most horrid scenes that ever befel your poor friend. ❋ Unknown (1800)
I have great confidence that the candor and high understanding of both will guard me against this misfortune, the bare possibility of which has so far weighed on my mind, that I could not be easy without unburthening it. ❋ Thomas Jefferson (1784)
This subject ended, he made some kind and cordial inquiries concerning my present pursuits, and these furnished the opportunity of unburthening my heart. ❋ Thomas Holcroft (1777)
The Birdcage-walk in the Park was the scene appointed by James for unburthening his mind. ❋ Henry Fielding (1730)
