weary load

The fellows who groan and sweat under the weary load of toil that they bear never can hope to do anything great.

It is a weary walk for him,   For oh he bears a weary load!

I thank thee that thou on the pilgrim road Hast been my comrade true; Often wert thou a weary load, Yet didst thou bear me through.

I used to ramble in my sleep about the weary load I had to carry up the slippery rocks with bleeding feet, and then wake to see myself waited on like a queen, my slightest word obeyed, my merest whim fulfilled.

Mitchell worked on the novel, which was originally to be called either “Tomorrow Is Another Day” or “Tote the Weary Load,” in fits and starts from 1925 to 1935.