Endured

Examples

• My application was of longer endurance; but it was not so severe whilst it endured. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• The exquisite pain and suffering endured previous to the use of anaesthetics often caused death by exhaustion. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• You don't know what she endured, sir, said honest Dobbin with a tremor in his voice, and I hope and trust you will be reconciled to her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• What I have endured, and do endure here, is insupportable. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Only those who know of the suffering endured in former times can fully appreciate the decrease in pain brought about by the proper use of narcotics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Being a quiet man, he endured it better than most men would. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Eggs and nuts are cracked without being crushed, and the power exerted and the strain endured automatically recorded. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Graham did look: but this was not to be endured; I saw how it must endso I thought it best to anticipate. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• No, Graham: I should never have patiently endured brutality. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Shabby doings of any description were not endured under his sanction. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• There is a nobler strain heard in the words:--'Endure, my soul, thou hast endured worse. Plato. The Republic.
• I will not dwell on what I endured during a fortnight; indeed, as I was so frequently delirious, I knew little about it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• After a brief submergence by Alexander the Great, it rose again as the Seleucid Empire, which endured for some centuries. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The agonies that woman has endured are quite frightful to hear of. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I began to grow thin and to lose my appetite owing to the wretched life I led with Meyler, and I often asked myself why I endured it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• But while I endured punishment and pain in their defence with the spirit of an hero, I claimed as my reward their praise and obedience. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I do not think that I could much longer have endured the pathos of his quiet and uncomplaining grief. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• And poor Clerval-- The name of my unfortunate and murdered friend was an agitation too great to be endured in my weak state; I shed tears. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• I have endured everything here but humiliation. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• What is inherently repulsive is endured for the sake of averting something still more repulsive or of securing a gain hitched on by others. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• The tears were forcing their way into my eyes in spite of me--the horror of it was to be endured no longer. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• My travels were long, and the sufferings I endured intense. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• In this one little was said of the hardships endured, the dangers faced, or the homesickness conquered. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• How was it to be endured? Jane Austen. Emma.
• But this must be learned to be endured. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• That great man was not interested in them, but on the whole endured them. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Perdita, who then resided with Evadne, saw the torture that Adrian endured. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She had shown a proud impatience more than once before, and had rather endured that fierce affection than accepted or returned it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• My daily vows rose for revenge--a deep and deadly revenge, such as would alone compensate for the outrages and anguish I had endured. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• I've endured that child's impudence long enough; and now I'll bring her down,--I'll make her lie in the dust! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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