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Meanings of heavy burthen in English

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Usage of heavy burthen in English
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She was not a heavy burthen, and he took her up easily.
A Little Girl in Old Detroit
2
At the same time, two such lovers were a heavy burthen on Valerie.
Poor Relations
3
For lightening this heavy burthen, I devised the following expedient.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
4
I, therefore, tell you to bear the very heavy burthen of the duties of domesticity.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
5
His desk and his writing table were piled high with a heavy burthen of work.
The Secret Places of the Heart
6
Having thus disposed of these passengers, I found my self lightened of a very heavy burthen.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume ...
7
A heavy burthen had been laid upon him.
A Little Girl in Old Salem
8
What a heavy burthen it all is!
Floyd Grandon's Honor
9
Not so much that, as for the poor little boy, who is a heavy burthen on his mind.
The Clever Woman of the Family
10
None who is not a great man with cleansed soul and possessed of accomplishments and friends can bear a heavy burthen.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
11
The heavy burthen was lighter; she grew more cheerful, more patient; seemed to submit herself to the Almighty will, whatever it might be.
John Halifax, Gentleman
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The heavy burthen which he had cheerfully laid down, was taken up by a Prince, who combined the twofold character of poet and hero.
A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the E...
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And again Malling thought of him almost as some one set apart from his fellows by some mysterious knowledge, some heavy burthen of truth.
The Dweller on the Threshold
14
He hurried on with his head bent, as though under a heavy burthen, and clasped his hand to his forehead with a gesture of despair.
The Bride of the Nile — Volume 06
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This would have been but the lading of men with heavy burthens.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
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Meantime we bear as heavy burthens as if we were actually at war.
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with ...
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