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He was disheartened by the fact that the talents of many of England's younger sons were wasted due to an economic recession and the medieval system of primogeniture, in which the oldest son inherited all of the family's land.
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Hawkins was disheartened and shocked by the outbreak of the Creek War, which destroyed his life work of improving the Muscogee quality of life.
During his absence his brigade grew disheartened, particularly after a British sortie from Charleston, and there was reportedly a conspiracy to turn him over to the British.
King Gustav V of Sweden was so disheartened by this display of ungentlemanly conduct that, as a consolation, he presented his colours to New College.
During an expedition undertaken by the king, when other counsel failed, and all were disheartened, Eliezer ’ s advice was accepted ; and the result was a successful battle of decisive importance.
He retreated northward, covering the movements of the Nizam's forces, but was disheartened when an entire corps of European cavalry deserted to the British.
Smith had been in production with Mallrats at the time and attempted to become involved in the series but became disheartened quickly as an episode he had written for the series was shot down.
After the success of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Burton was sent several scripts and became disheartened by their lack of imagination and originality.
Meanwhile, Burton had begun reading the offered scripts that had been sent his way, and was becoming disheartened by their lack of imagination and originality, one of them being Hot to Trot.
Dyer hardly touched the ball and was disheartened about his prospects until Hughes consoled him by explaining the pairing with Murdoch was a trial of courage, not skill.
Rincewind is disheartened to learn that the spells to confine the demon summoned are working on him ; Eric's parrot tells him that because he was summoned as a demon, he is subject to the same terms.
Additionally, the force that marched to Mordor was strong enough to send a detachment to liberate Cair Andros ( even though the detachment was composed of young soldiers whose fear had disheartened them ) and to leave a detachment of archers to guard the Crossroads in Ithilien.
Comics Bulletin, in a review of the " Homeland Security " story arc, states the artwork is " visual magnificence " yet is concerned about the dark writing of the characters stripped of their " super-heroic nobility " and was " disheartened by the book ’ s tone and cynicism ".
The band saw the scout at the venue and was disheartened when he left mid-set, but it turned out that the scout had left to phone the record label and to tell them to sign Pantera as soon as possible.
In a January 1863 letter to a friend, Clark wrote that, although he still felt " the principles for which we fight are right and honorable ," he was " disheartened and dissatisfied " with the government and the army.
London was panic-stricken ; but the rebels had grown disheartened by the want of sympathy shown them in their long march.
O ' Donnell later revealed how, at first, she was thrilled and excited at being cast on a major prime time television show, yet very quickly became disappointed and disheartened at feeling snubbed by most of the cast, who, for the most part, treated her more as an interloper than as a fellow actor.
The story claims that Madoc was disheartened by this fighting, and he and Rhirid set sail from Llandrillo ( Rhos-on-Sea ) in the cantref of Rhos to explore the western ocean with a small fleet of boats.
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Her face was very thin, and burned by the sun until much of the skin was dead and peeling, the new skin under it red and angry.
Gavin's stallion was in the barn and he tightened the cinches over the saddle blanket, working by touch in the darkness, comforting the animal with easy words.
In the brief moment I had to talk to them before I took my post on the ring of defenses, I indicated I was sickened by the methods men employed to live and trade on the river.
It was pitiful to see the thin ranks of warriors, old and young, wheeling and twisting their ponies frantically from side to side only to be tumbled bleeding from their saddles by the relentless slam, slam of the cruelly efficient Hawkinses.
He grabbed her by the shoulders and went down on one knee, taking her weight so that some of the wind was driven out of him.
There was an artificial lake just out of sight in the first stand of trees, fed by a half dozen springs that popped out of the ground above the hillside orchard.
It was partially cemented by ages and pressure, yet it crumpled before the onslaught of the powerful streams, the force of a thousand fire hoses, and with the gold it held washed down through the long sluices.
When they reached their neighbor's house, Pamela said a few polite words to Grace and kissed Melissa lightly on the forehead, the impulse prompted by a stray thought -- of the type to which she was frequently subject these days -- that they might never see one another again.
She was sure she would reach the pool by climbing, and she clung to that belief despite the increasing number of obstacles.
Russ ran through the bills and named an amount it was highly unlikely any cowpuncher would come by honestly.
When it was followed by a second, whining even closer, Cobb swerved sharply aside into a depression.
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