mischances

Not the least regrettable amongst the world's many mischances is the failure of those in whom we take an interest to enjoy – or to have enjoyed – that meed of praise and admiration, not alone their due, but which the world was actually ready and eager to offer them.

Maria Edgeworth 1905

Debts are mischances, and I am in mischance with you.

The Wit of Porportuk 2010

Victor Frankenstein relates that Beaufort, from a flourishing state, fell, through numerous mischances, into poverty.

Beaufort 2010

One of his most intimate friends was a merchant, who, from a flourishing state, fell, through numerous mischances, into poverty.

Chapter 1 2010

I came in from Edmonton after musk-ox, and like Pike and the rest of them, had my mischances, only I lost my party and outfit.

IN THE FOREST OF THE NORTH 2010

John Thompson, the new agent, laughed; but Jees Uck had faith in the mischances of sea and river.

THE STORY OF JEES UCK 2010

One of his most intimate friends was a merchant, who, from a flourishing state, fell, through numerous mischances, into poverty.

Chapter 1 2010

The mischances by land and sea, the mistakes and delays, were adverse elements of no mean proportions.

The Shrinkage of the Planet 2010

Surgery and sanitation reduce the fatalities that accompany the mischances of life and the ravages of disease.

THE HUMAN DRIFT 2010

But I didn't, thank God, and as any of you who have read my other memoirs will have guessed, I'd not have been within three thousand miles of Harper's Ferry, or blasted Brown, but for the ghastliest series of mischances: three hellish coincidences - three, mark you!

THE NUMBERS 2010