fardel
Example Sentences
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Eye-colours for dying blue, almost as good as indigo, made up in round cakes, and packed 100 cakes in a fardel, worth fifty to sixty.
No doubt this was true, and no doubt it braved her for the carrying of her boy's garnish, otherwise a risky fardel for a young woman.
From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
The maiden's future is a fardel upon my shoulders now, and they are not over strong.
From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)
He, who in the old days had shouldered with a smile responsibilities which would have set his elders sweating with apprehension, found the light weight of Gramarye a fardel to make him stagger.
From Anthony Lyveden by Yates, Dornford
It was selfish of me to link you with so much wretchedness, and join you with me in bearing the fardel of never-ending anxiety and suspense.”
From The Phantom Ship by Marryat, Frederick
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