He was overwhelmed and over-burdened, and as his mission of gathering food for a few weeks was accomplished, he made for the town head when he left the entry.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
Nell insisted that he was too heavily burdened, but in truth to him it was like a fly, and only the luggage inherited from Linde could form a respectable load for him.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Life was as full of problems for him as it is for the burdened brains of the children of men.
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell