besetment

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In any path of performance there is but one step which is irrevocable, namely, the final one, and in Charlotte Farnham's besetment this step was the mailing of the letter to Mr. Galbraith.

From The Price by Lynde, Francis

Jane listened attentively, and promised to remember the warning, and guard against what she knew to be her greatest besetment.

From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances

This besetment, on September 12, 1846, must have been a grievous blow to Franklin, who was now practically assured of the existence of the northwest passage along the continental coast of North America.

From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Greely, Adolphus W.

Our work was now at an end, and we had only to wait for a northerly or westerly wind to release us from our present "besetment," for, in fact, it was now nothing more.

From Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 by Parry, William Edward, Sir

From that time she steadily fought against her deadly sin, until its besetment lost all power over her.

From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances