Quotes About Ill-used

He] was very ill-used by the Government about a place that was promised him and never given, after his supporting them against his conscience very honourably, and being greatly abused for it, which hurt him greatly, he having the name of a great patriot in the country before.

It's not convenient," said Scrooge, "and it's not fair. If I was to stop half-a-crown for it, you'd think yourself ill-used, I'll be bound?" The clerk smiled faintly. "And yet," said Scrooge, "you don't think me ill-used, when I pay a day's wages for no

The chauffeur returned at midnight to say that he had found no clue to the young master. He had even ventured so far as to call at the door and ask to speak with the young lady; but she had declared most decidedly that she knew nothing of his where-abouts. He was very sure about that lost ten dollars. It seemed somehow that he had been ill-used. Nobody had thought to save him any supper, either.

While well, and happy, and properly attended to, she had great good humour and excellent spirits; but any indisposition sunk her completely. She had no resources for solitude; and inheriting a considerable share of the Elliot self-importance, was very prone to add to every other distress that of fancying herself neglected and ill-used.

Take heed, dear heart, of this large privilege; The hardest knife ill-used doth lose his edge.