frowns of fortune
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The Afgh�n noble, whilom Governor of M�lw�, after some wanderings, threw himself on the mercy of Akbar, and, to use the phrase of the chronicler, 'sought a refuge from the frowns of fortune.'
From Rulers of India: Akbar by Malleson, George Bruce
And those good offices interchanged between man and man, to which life owes many of its comforts in a less advanced state of society, and which protect individuals from the frowns of fortune, gradually disappear.
From An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged by Playfair, William
While I was thus employed, I reflected with exultation upon the degree in which man is independent of the smiles and frowns of fortune.
From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by Godwin, William
Others took refuge there from the frowns of fortune and the rigour of unmerciful creditors.
From An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 by Hewatt, Alexander
Beside these they have a variety of poetic works, abounding rather with moral reflections and complaints of the frowns of fortune or of ill-requited love than with flights of fancy.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
