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
"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
But the king thinks himself alone, and in agony of mind he kneels on the prie-dieu and prays.
From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel
Dr. William Stroud endeavors to prove, in his "The Physical Cause of the Death of Christ," that our Saviour died upon the cross from rupture of the heart, produced by agony of mind.
From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland
He started up, and paced the room in an agony of mind that alarmed old Michael, who sought in vain to utter soothing words.
From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by Fenn, George Manville
