agony of mind
Example Sentences
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They felt her agony of mind as if it were a living thing.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
The wedding-day of my enemy was coming on; and with its approach increased the agony of mind which drove me over woods and mountains.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas
"Bring up the prisoners," exclaimed Charles of Montsoreau, with a degree of agony of mind that it is impossible to conceive.
From Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
"It's a miserable fix for Elaine," said Mrs. Dale, picking out a few false stitches she had made in giving her attention to him as he paced the floor in his agony of mind.
From A Romance of Toronto A Novel by Savigny, Annie Gregg
Some people may be able to get through it with little toil of body or agony of mind, but for himself it has been laborious work.
From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander
