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He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Perhaps the thought of all the indignities that were heaped upon his enemy compensated him for the wearisomeness of the narrative.

From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. by Lever, Charles James

This wearisomeness proceeds chiefly from Drayton’s over-faithful adherence, not so much to the actual story, as to the method of the chronicler from whom his materials are principally drawn.

From The Battaile of Agincourt by Garnett, Richard

Counsel should bear in mind also the wearisomeness of a judge's office; how much he sees and hears in the course of a long session, to try his temper and patience.

From An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition by Sharswood, George

The suppleness and richness of his mind sufficed to save him from wearisomeness; the liveliness of his literary impressions communicated itself to his pupil.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 by Black, Robert