Literary notes about disquieted (AI summary)
In literature, “disquieted” is often employed to convey a profound inner turmoil or disturbed state of mind resulting from either internal reflections or external events. Its use spans a variety of contexts—from describing a ruler’s increasing unhappiness in a tumultuous reign ([1]) and the unsettled emotions of characters in epic narratives ([2], [3]), to capturing the pervasive anxiety felt by individuals as a response to mysterious dreams or ominous situations ([4], [5]). The term is also adept at depicting collective unease, whether it be among communities facing internal dissensions ([6]) or individuals whose minds are unsettled by unaccounted-for disturbances ([7]). In these ways, “disquieted” enriches the narrative by painting a picture of fragility and foreboding that resonates across genres and eras.
- 47 Then indeed the old age of Servius began to be every day more disquieted, his reign to be more unhappy.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy - " Silver-footed Thetis answered, "My son, be not disquieted about this matter.
— from The Iliad by Homer - With words like these his sire consoled: “Dismiss, O King, thy grief and dread, And be not thus disquieted.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - I became a great riddle to myself, and I asked my soul, why she was so sad, and why she disquieted me sorely: but she knew not what to answer me.
— from The Confessions of St. Augustine by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - His soul was still disquieted and cast down by the dull phenomenon of Dublin.
— from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce - This, then, indicates an era when the church shall be disquieted, and her peace interrupted by internal dissensions.
— from A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse by Sylvester Bliss - For many a month thereafter, strange lights and shadows flashed or gloomed across his sky, and sounds from unknown abysses disquieted him.
— from Idolatry: A Romance by Julian Hawthorne
