The grievousness of this above all other diseases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference

And that ` s why I put it in the book to show the grievousness of that flaw.    From Wordnik.com.  [Martin Luther] Reference

"Then I say I trust thee shall be free from grievousness all thy life if I can keep thee so.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.] Reference

'Wo unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed.' &c.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus] Reference

For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.    From Wordnik.com.  [Isaiah 21.] Reference

I don't tend to subscribe to conspiracy theories (though the grievousness of the error was further revealed when the NFL did not fine Porter for his breach of protocol.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Play it Again, NFL] Reference

Under US and international law, Washington recognizes the grievousness of this crime.    From Wordnik.com.  [Countercurrents.org] Reference

The prophet returns to describe the grievousness of the calamity, in some particulars of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference

The consideration of the grievousness of war should make us thankful for the blessings of peace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference

"Woe unto them that decrees unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed.".    From Wordnik.com.  [HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM.] Reference

Wherefore, alas, alas! and again alas, alas! for my wretchedness and the grievousness of my transgressions!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epistle to the Son of the Wolf] Reference

We are accustomed to assigning value to grief, to proportioning sympathy based on the grievousness of the wound inflicted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Theologians teach that this method of establishing the grievousness of theft cannot be employed indefinitely and exclusively.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference

Truly it was not so much the grievousness of His sufferings, as the greatness of our sins, which made our Lord utter this cry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages] Reference

Master Tom admitted the grievousness of his fault and returned at once to the drift cavern after the forgotten provision pack.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Big Brother A Story of Indian War] Reference

Pharaoh having decreed unrighteous decrees, the task-masters were ready to write the grievousness that he had prescribed, Isa. x.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)] Reference

For Thou alone, by the spear of, Thy pity, didst explore the weight and grievousness of her woes, which to men are beyond comprehension.    From Wordnik.com.  [Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages] Reference

The grievousness of theft seems to depend on the way in which the purposes which make the respecting of property rights obligatory are set at naught.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference

Possibly the thought of hundreds of thousands of dollars sunk in perfect securities, in various European centers, toned down the grievousness of his losses.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of the Foss River Ranch] Reference

For Thou alone, by the lance of Thy compassion, hast searched into the weight and grievousness of her woes, which to all men are simply beyond all understanding.    From Wordnik.com.  [Meditations on the Life and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.] Reference

Though he was obstinately bent on acting in accordance with his own views, yet he was morbidly desirous of discussing the grievousness of his position with his friends.    From Wordnik.com.  [He Knew He Was Right] Reference

15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference

“alms,” and sore grievousness be come upon me lest haply thou dost not understand this matter ere this missive reach thee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions]

The grievousness of their imprisonment.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pilgrim’s Progress, in the Similitude of a Dream; The First Part. Paras. 600-699] Reference