injurious

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"Injurious fortune," quoth the king, "that to double the father's misery, wrongest the daughter with misfortunes!"

From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Baldwin, Edward Chauncey

Report, being a revised and enlarged edition of Bulletin No. 7, on Insects Injurious to Forest and Shade Trees.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.

Lintner extend from 1882 to 1898, in yearly parts, under the title of Reports on the Injurious Insects of the State of New York.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

Never have I word Injurious spoken, or injurious deed Attempted ’gainst the women of thy house, But others, so transgressing, oft forbad.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

Injurious hours, whilst any joy doth bless me, With speedy wings you fly and so release me; But if some sorrow do oppress my heart, You creep as if you never meant to part.

From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)