agony of mind
Example Sentences
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They felt her agony of mind as if it were a living thing.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
She imagined his agony of mind after his fall, and what it must have meant for him to live away in the wilderness, cut off from all the benefits of civilised life.
From If Any Man Sin by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)
"Bring up the prisoners," exclaimed Charles of Montsoreau, with a degree of agony of mind that it is impossible to conceive.
From Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
What agony of mind and heart Alexander Hendrie went through as he sat there in his splendid library none would ever know.
From The Way of the Strong by Cullum, Ridgwell
Juliet was now in an agony of mind indescribable.
From The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
