Perplexities

Examples

• He explains the perplexities and contradictions of life as a conflict of light and darkness, Ormuzd was God and Ahriman Satan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The next generation cleared up these perplexities; or at least supplied after ages with a further analysis of them. Plato. The Republic.
• She used to tell the great man her ennuis and perplexities in her artless way--they amused him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• If my time had run out, it would have left me still at the height of my perplexities, I dare say. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• I may have been born to be a benefactor to you by sometimes giving you an opportunity of assisting me in my little perplexities. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• These were perplexities and contradictions that I could not account for. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Archer was proud of the glances turned on her, and the simple joy of possessorship cleared away his underlying perplexities. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• In the meantime Mr. Pocket grew grayer, and tried oftener to lift himself out of his perplexities by the hair. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• To this question of the revival of slavery in the world we must return when we come to consider the perplexities of American Democracy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• But it is some satisfaction, in the midst of my troubles and perplexities, to know that I am pressing Ada's interests in pressing my own. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He was a young-looking man, in spite of his perplexities and his very gray hair, and his manner seemed quite natural. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• My memory of past errors and perplexities, makes me diffident for the future. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The perplexities of the situation suggest certain ways out. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• To her son's guardian, the good Major at Madras, she had not communicated any of her griefs and perplexities. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• His lordship did so; and I remained alone, under many doubts and perplexities of mind. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• The strength was more and more needed as the perplexities of her future increased. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It was not her employer who created these perplexities. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

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