But already in the 15th century conflicts and military actions were leading to an economic decline; and the wars of the 17th and 18th centuries brought unspeakable misery to this once flourishing little town.
It was his disobedience, his want of trust, that brought this unspeakable misery on us all.
She was tired out, body and soul, and he--her faithful friend--vaguely wondered how long she would be able to withstand the strain of so much sorrow, such unspeakable misery.
They have brutally and without sympathy brought about the deaths of untold millions of innocent people and they have caused unspeakable misery and suffering for those of us who survive.
The regionwide shortage has disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, brought unspeakable misery for tens of thousands, and killed scores.
There followed for the poor woman days of unspeakable misery: days in which she heard her children cry out: "Maman, j'ai faim!"
I would not, if I could, here or to-day, embody a record of my later years of unspeakable misery, and unpardonable crime.
"I have been deeply impressed by the utter destruction of this city and the unspeakable misery in which these people must live," he said.
In the bodiless head, the eyes opened, filled with impossible life, and with unspeakable misery.
My dear," Helen was on her knees under a table, "you are only making yourself untidy, and we had much better recognise the fact that we are condemned to six weeks of unspeakable misery.