fardel

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I observed one bringing in a fardel, very carefully concealed under an old embroidered cloak, which, upon his throwing it into the heap, I discovered to be poverty.

From McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

No doubt this was true, and no doubt it braved her for the carrying of her boy's garnish, otherwise a risky fardel for a young woman.

From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

"Woe's my old bones!" he was muttering: "here's a fardel for a man o' my years!"

From The Splendid Spur by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Besides carrying her own fardel, this poor wife was expected to fold and direct wrappers for her husband's precious journal, he finding "mechanical writing too exhausting and stultifying."

From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various

I find I want you to take up the fardel of public life; not to be a pessimistic complainer, standing aside with your hands in your pockets, but a citizen.

From The Day of His Youth by Brown, Alice