Citations:comforts


 * 1678 — John Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress.
 * They also asked them where they had lodged, what difficulties and dangers, what comforts and pleasures they had met in the way; and they told them.
 * To whom it was answered, You must there receive the comforts of all your toil, and have joy for all your sorrow; you must reap what you have sown, even the fruit of all your prayers, and tears, and sufferings for the King by the way.


 * 1719 — Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoe.
 * And now I began to apply myself to make such necessary things as I found I most wanted, particularly a chair and a table; for without these I was not able to enjoy the few comforts I had in the world; I could not write or eat, or do several things, with so much pleasure without a table: so I went to work.
 * But now I began to exercise myself with new thoughts: I daily read the word of God, and applied all the comforts of it to my present state.


 * 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.
 * "At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge," said the gentleman, taking up a pen, "it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir."