burthen
Example Sentences
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The woods decay, the woods decay and fall, The vapours weep their burthen to the ground, Man comes and tills the field and lies beneath, And after many a summer dies the swan.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2010
May we all remember that it can only be preserved by respecting the rights of the States and distributing equally the benefit and the burthen of the Union.
From Time Magazine Archive
But what you will remember is the ghostly burthen of fear and futility borne by the voices of shadowy warriors.
From Time Magazine Archive
De Gange received the inanimate burthen into his arms, while tears poured down his face.
From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
Captain Abraham Prout, master and part owner of the topsail schooner Myrtle, of 120 tons burthen, came on deck on hearing the mate give the order "All hands shorten sail!"
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
