besetment

Example Sentences

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So in one short week, two are gone out of my husband's class.—This morning I felt great power in prayer, and an ardent desire for full deliverance from every besetment.

From Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York by Lyth, John

Jane listened attentively, and promised to remember the warning, and guard against what she knew to be her greatest besetment.

From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances

From that time she steadily fought against her deadly sin, until its besetment lost all power over her.

From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances

And the curious part of the besetment is that I have known all along that I was killing your love for me.

From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis

In any path of performance there is but one step which is irrevocable, namely, the final one, and in Charlotte Farnham's besetment this step was the mailing of the letter to Mr. Galbraith.

From The Price by Lynde, Francis