What does bowed-down mean?
Bowed-down means Weighed down with troubles; dejected..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Weighed down with troubles; dejected..
But, alas! those who are heirs of the future, destined to fill the earth with the immortal and the beautiful, what is their share in the present? the sad and the weary path—the bowed-down and broken heart!
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Bowed-down means Weighed down with troubles; dejected..
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But, alas! those who are heirs of the future, destined to fill the earth with the immortal and the beautiful, what is their share in the present? the sad and the weary path—the bowed-down and broken heart!
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