asperous

A second past she had filled with spring this office damp with autumn; now she made it more asperous and grey than had

The Judge Rebecca West 1937

Consider whereabout thou art in Cebes 'table, or that old philosophical pinax of the life of man: whether thou art yet in the road of uncertainties; whether thou hast yet entered the narrow gate, got up the hill and asperous way which leadeth unto the house of sanity; or taken that purifying potion from the hand of sincere erudition, which may send thee clear and pure away unto a virtuous and happy life.'

Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici' an Appreciation Alexander Whyte 1878

The North has only to be patient, and you, sir, can still afford to be insolent to the Government, and asperous, as ever, to all vulgar inquisitors.

The Southern Spy. Letters on the Policy and Inauguration of the Lincoln War. Written Anonymously in Washington and Elsewhere. 1861

He perpetually travelled, by land, on foot, even in Japan, where the ways are asperous, and almost impassible; and often walked, with naked feet, in the greatest severity of winter.

The Works of John Dryden Dryden, John, 1631-1700 1808

He perpetually travelled, by land, on foot, even in Japan, where the ways are asperous, and almost impassible; and often walked, with naked feet, in the greatest severity of winter.

The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 16 John Dryden 1665

My Señora prefers a Duero wine, which I fine just a tad asperous with an aftertaste that reminds me of olives.

Army Rumour Service 2010

Dried the face, gave asperous patches on the abandon of my cheeks.

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Consider whereabout thou art in Cebes's [25] table, or that old philosophical pinax [26] of the life of man: whether thou art yet in the road of uncertainties; whether thou hast yet entred the narrow gate, got up the hill and asperous way, which leadeth unto the house of sanity; or taken that purifying potion from the hand of sincere erudition, which may send thee clear and pure away unto a virtuous and happy life.

Christian Morals 1605-1682 1863

Consider whereabouts thou art in Cebe’s14 table, or that old philosophical pinax15 of the life of man; whether thou art still in the road of uncertainties; whether thou hast yet entered the narrow gate, got up the hill and asperous way which leadeth unto the house of sanity; or taken that purifying potion from the hand of sincere erudition, which may send thee clear and pure away unto a virtuous and happy life.

Letter to a Friend 2007

Consider whereabouts thou art in Cebe's [III. 14] table, or that old philosophical pinax [III. 15] of the life of man; whether thou art still in the road of uncertainties; whether thou hast yet entered the narrow gate, got up the hill and asperous way which leadeth unto the house of sanity; or taken that purifying potion from the hand of sincere erudition, which may send thee clear and pure away unto a virtuous and happy life.

Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend 1643