Both Uses of
torment
in
Sense and Sensibility
- I will not torment myself any longer by remaining among friends whose society it is impossible for me now to enjoy.†
Chpt 15 *
- Whatever they may have been, however, she may now, and hereafter doubtless WILL turn with gratitude towards her own condition, when she compares it with that of my poor Eliza, when she considers the wretched and hopeless situation of this poor girl, and pictures her to herself, with an affection for him so strong, still as strong as her own, and with a mind tormented by self-reproach, which must attend her through life.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(torment) to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering