Both Uses of
torment
in
Persuasion
- …is necessary and honourable in its turn, it is only the lot of those who are not obliged to follow any, who can live in a regular way, in the country, choosing their own hours, following their own pursuits, and living on their own property, without the torment of trying for more; it is only their lot, I say, to hold the blessings of health and a good appearance to the utmost: I know no other set of men but what lose something of their personableness when they cease to be quite young.†
Chpt 3
- Jealousy of Mr Elliot had been the retarding weight, the doubt, the torment.†
Chpt 23 *
Definition:
-
(torment) to cause or to experience great mental or physical suffering