The journey became each day more and more burdensome.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The people which Absalom had led from Hebron were numerous, of these he wished to leave behind the burdensome multitude and select 12,000 for this expedition.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
And when this pressure ceased, in the second half of the seventh century, it was followed by the still more burdensome oppression of the Babylonian empire.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker