| 单词 | fervency |
| 例句 | As a dutiful student, she was self-conscious about her muted fervency: Faced with such horrors as My Lai, how much resistance is enough? Review | A novel that’s a lot like life: Jumbled and challenging and wonderfully real 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Something about the fervency of Ayler’s tenor saxophone sound, and the rhythmic churn of his band, immediately spoke to him. Brooklyn Blowhards Navigate the Free Jazz of Herman Melville 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z And they play with such fervency on Sentimental Dishes that I'm overcome with the desire to air-drum every time I hear it. June's best music from across the MAP 2012-06-13T10:52:13Z As a bulwark against suicidal depression, he gloms onto brand names and marketing lingo with religious fervency. In Joseph O’Neill’s ‘The Dog,’ a depressed lawyer in Dubai won’t stop talking That's just as it should be, since "Hair" is both a relic of 1960s counter-culturalism, and a wistful reminder that the fervency of youth will inevitably be tempered by the cruel demands of adulthood. Review: 'Hair' is a high-energy romp with some dark edges 2010-11-30T05:01:00Z These performances have the devotional fervency of whispered prayers. Frank Sinatra: A Hundred Years On, the Voice Resonates Still 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Even so, it would be easy to underestimate the fervency of the fans who showed up to the “holy site”. My afternoon at the Seinfeld apartment 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Can the same passionate fervency be found for many best picture winners? Rotten fruit: why it's time to give up on the Razzies 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Defenders of jigsaw puzzles sometimes defend them with fervency and eloquence. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: How could anyone waste time on jigsaw puzzles? 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z However fervent he is, and I admit there is a kind of fervency here, his young people are subject to enormous condescension. The Smell of Us review: Larry Clark's passionless voyeur flick 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The statistics understate the fervency of everyday faith. Faith puts Ghana at heart of global Christianity 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Johnson carefully captures their uncertain dance between the fervency of close friendship and pulsing attraction in each scene by channeling the reality of where they stand, physically and figuratively. "What is desire?": "The Last of Us" director on the apocalyptic wonder of a trip to the mall 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Of the characters, Holden wrote, “The Sicilians who discourse in the film, sometimes casually and sometimes in intense personal conversations, tend to speak in cadences that echo the fervency of Italian opera.” What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Mr. Iglesias’ and ‘Prehistoric Road Trip’ 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps it is the manner of Cantelli’s death, the waste of it, that explains some of the fervency of interest that has come to surround him. A Conductor’s Career, Cut Short, Still Blazes on Recordings 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z We suggest that instructors deliberately over-estimate the desire of students for clarity—and resist the temptation to regard those students as somehow deficient in character for the fervency of such a desire.” I don’t hate millennials anymore! 2013-05-25T13:00:00Z The ending of the Agnus Dei unfurls a chain of lush harmonic suspensions, underlining the fervency of the plea for peace by one who had seen his share of ecumenical conflict. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The women teachers kept telling me I looked so pretty, and I felt, acutely, how lovely and embarrassing this all was, to be witnessed in the damp fervency of my love for this boy. What my mother's "selfish" writing retreat taught me about being an artist and a parent 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Scores of university students on Wednesday marched to the parliamentary chambers in the capital, Kampala, to thank lawmakers for enacting the bill, underscoring the fervency of the bill’s supporters. As anti-gay sentiment grows, more LGBTQ+ people seek to flee Uganda 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z “DragCon presents an outlet and an avenue to safely, fully, and authentically express oneself, I say that with such fervency, because I myself was that person who needed that space.” DragCon returns to L.A. in celebration as queens fight to keep their culture 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z As preachers, they preferred immediate inspiration and emotional fervency over dry book learning and formally prepared prayers or sermons. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z "They may not have the numerical advantage that they had 10 or 20 or 30 years ago," he said, "but it appears that what they lack in numbers, they're making up in fervency." "Gavin don't surf": The California recall election, on the ground in Orange County 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z So she armed herself with facts, not fervency. Meet the woman who has quietly guarded the California coast for more than four decades 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z But playing that card seemed increasingly unnecessary thanks to the magnitude and fervency of Trump supporters who flooded polling places on Election Day. Opinion | Win or lose, Trump has once again left the elites flabbergasted 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z The court still leans liberal, but without the fervency of its past. Newsletter: The changing makeup of the 'nutty' 9th Circuit 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Excitement and anguish are on display with equal fervency. Red alert: Dodgers rookie starter Dustin May turns fiery on days he pitches 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z To keep grief at bay, he throws mind and body into exercise, embracing biking, yoga and hiking with the same unbridled fervency he brings to his music. Charleston musician embraces passion for nylon string guitar 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Passion was originally synonymous with agony and martyrdom; it was twinned with endurance and fervency. Trying to find your passion? Find a decent job instead 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Still, Jackson acknowledged that when it comes to immigration, there are similarities in the fervency of the backlash in Britain and the United States. Immigration backlash at the heart of British push to leave the E.U. 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z And it’s a place that he loved with such fervency that he once declared in a letter “I Am Providence” – a quote now etched on his tombstone, in the city’s Swan Point Cemetery. The ghost that haunts American literature: The genius & the repugnance of H.P. Lovecraft 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z “Well,” Bush replied, “I’m worried that sometimes your idealism”—his polite way of describing their ideological fervency—“will get in the way of what I think is sound governance.” What George H. W. Bush Got Wrong 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z In the wake of bloated recent outings “After Earth” and “The Last Airbender,” that hope takes on a particular fervency with this modestly scaled return to straight-up genre fare. Review: ‘The Visit’ marred by canned scares, flat humor 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z What looks like fervency is perhaps merely a practical result of being trapped in a state with only two viable parties that are indistinguishable except for the personalities of their commanders. What Happens When a State Is Run by Movie Stars? 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z But he urged people to find other ways to express their fervency. Paris Bridge’s Locks of Love Are Taken Down 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z With their conventions, Regency costumes and self-written "sequels" to their heroine's novels, Austen's most dedicated adherents display a fervency easily rivalling that of the subcultures around Star Trek or Harry Potter. The curious US cult of Jane Austen 2013-01-28T01:12:48Z As in previous years, the religious right approached the election with the same one-minded fervency that they use to convert nonbelievers. 6 Sales Lessons From the Election 2012-11-07T13:55:40Z Were we to ask ourselves how much we are prepared to do for those for whom we pray, we should come to a more adequate estimate of the fervency and sincerity of our prayers. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z "Any effort in the good cause," she said, with fervency. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Few and short were the prayers he said, but what these petitions lacked in length they made up for in fervency. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z The aged man, who had not spoken during the discussion, stood up and prayed with great fervency. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z Dennis never forgot the scene in that shady bower at the tree-top: the kindling face of the sturdy captain, his shining eyes, the fervency of his speech. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The intensity of his nature, his open-mindedness, frankness, and spiritual sensitiveness, his fervency of aspiration and his outspokenness, made the office of settled pastor and steady routine preacher distasteful to him. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Men waved their ats and umbrellas, ladies, of whom there were many hundreds present, waved their handkerchiefs, and men, strangers to each other, shook hands with the fervency of brotherhood. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z He was so impressed with the messages which the Hebrew seers proclaimed, that he was led to go and pray with great fervency before the Lord. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Our child-acquaintance was renewed; and, suffice it to say, that I soon came to love her with a fervency surprising even to myself. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z His pictures have wonderful visionary quality, admirable invention, and are full of passionate fervency. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z She remained silent a moment, awed in spite of herself by the fervency of his words. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z We admire in his mind a constitution firm, healthful, and fertile—a constant equilibrium of passion, will, and conception—often of fervency—nowhere of delirium. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z "He would think you were an angel," the boy told her, blushing at his own fervency. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Praying with fervency of soul, I gradually became inspired with confidence; my mind became more tranquil and fitter for calm consideration. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z He spoke with much fervency, enlarging upon the high importance of the holy communion and exhorting p. 544people to come to it in a fit state of mind. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z The negro is nothing if not religious; he can surpass his white brother two to one in fervency and zeal, but whether that "zeal is according to knowledge" is not my province to decide. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z Zinzendorf's greatness lay in the fervency of his love of the Saviour, and in the yearning desire to gather under the shadow of the cross all who loved the Lord. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z But the fervency died on his ardent young lips when they got into the house and sat decorously in the parlor with Mrs. Gray. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z He could see them by the light of the torches, as they saw him; and upon the instant, Isobel, clasping Marjory in her arms, kissed her with all the fervency of love. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z On Sunday at chapel, she sang with a vigour and fervency that attracted to her the curious gaze of more than one pair of eyes. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z The story of that retreat, as indeed of the whole mission, has been most beautifully told, with a sympathetic fervency impossible for one not richly endowed with faith to simulate, by Dean Harris. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z Then she extended her hand and grasped Frank’s with the fervency of a grateful and appreciative person. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z To be in every way right, and then to add the inspiration or fire or fervency, are conditions which only the righteous can fill. Praying for Money 2011-07-31T02:00:09.523Z “Oh, go on!” cried Nathalie, inspired by her guest’s fervency, “I just love to hear you talk.” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z How much fervency will there be in a request you know will not be granted or attended to? The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z "I would you had never come here!" exclaimed Edgar, with unwonted fervency. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z When a man has the holy fire of God within him he has a boiling fervency of spirit, and he can drive through anything. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z The vigour and fervency of his preaching were unabated by length of years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Early polls are a poor yardstick for measuring long-term viability; they tend to reflect the fervency of a hard-core cadre of fans. Herman Cain: A Longshot's Steady Rise 2011-06-07T19:25:00Z Without impeaching his justice, she has exalted his mercy; without diminishing the awe, she has increased the fervency of pious adoration; without depreciating prayer, she has insisted on a spirit of thanksgiving. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z In a more general sense the word implies a peculiar fervency and earnestness in insisting on such doctrines as regeneration and redemption. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z When he talks about his larger mission with the organization — to foster independence among visually impaired people — Hamilton speaks with evangelical, even goalball-like fervency. Goalball inspires blind devotion among athletes 2011-03-09T23:48:25Z His Chopin-playing always impressed me as dry, and his Beethoven interpretations lacked warmth and fervency. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z But despite the fervency of his fan club, the case against Cain is compelling. Herman Cain: A Longshot's Steady Rise 2011-06-07T19:25:00Z He took her hand in his, and pressed it with a fervency, eloquent but silent. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Women, of whom in his poems he wrote with such knowledge and such fervency, had never really come much into his life. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z During my conversations with him, he talked up the fervency of his support for gay civil unions, using the phrase “moral courage” to describe it, but stopped shy of endorsing gay marriage. The John Hickenlooper Exception 2011-01-06T14:59:03Z Slow movements are effective, but sufficient animation must prevail to impart life and fervency to the music. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z He prayed with a fervency that made him triumph in prayer, and rejoice in spirit. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Although few of Miss Hoppe’s hymns rise to heights of poetic rapture, they are characterized by a warmth of feeling and fervency of spirit that make them true lyrics. The Story of Our Hymns But it was not an easy task that of controlling the fervent, especially when there was a spice of self-will in addition to the fervency. Brother Francis Less than the least Distinctly we heard the rustle of the gown, the fervency of their last embrace, the sighs that came in quick succession. Glories of Spain And, by Jove, he meant it—there was no mistaking his fervency! The Haunted Pajamas They do not feel any fervency of spirit, any sense of spiritual joy. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Lauxmann has well said: “Bernard’s original is powerful and searching, but Gerhardt’s hymn is still more powerful and profound, as re-drawn from the deeper spring of evangelical Lutheran, Scriptural knowledge and fervency of faith.” The Story of Our Hymns It has been said of her that her letters burn the paper they are written on with the fervency of their sentiment, nor is the expression an exaggerated one. A Short History of French Literature This pious wish, uttered with real, unfeigned fervency, seemed to act like a charm upon the old man's temper, as though the very appeal had suggested a calmer and more patient frame of mind. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Let the matters of our praiers be agreeable to thy will which is always the same, and the fervency of our spirits to the motions of thy holy Spirit in us. Eikon Basilike The Pourtracture of His Sacred Majestie, in His Solitudes and Sufferings With what fervency, with what a hearty desire, did he bring his wandering sheep into the right way; and with what a sweet and gentle voice did he allure them home! True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z I think your kindness and my fervency of love causeth it; for, otherwise, I would not have thought it possible that for so little a while it should have grieved me. The Love Letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn With Notes "I wish I had," breathed Electra with a fervency calculated perhaps to distract the talk from other issues. Rose MacLeod Both combatants pray to the same deity with about equal fervency and, at the same time, make as careful preparations as possible for the actual warfare. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance After the danz�n the blaze of his sheer fervency had been reduced, cooled, to maturity. The Bright Shawl This Christian love, when it becomes a habit in the mind, produces a true fervency of spirit, to perform still greater acts of love and benignity. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z He prayed in his own homely words, but with fervency and fire as though his lips had indeed been touched with "a live coal from the altar." Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge A Winterthurer, Hans Maaler, who rode one rank behind him, narrates that he heard him pray for himself and especially for the church of Christ with great fervency. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli "God forbid," said Sir Robert, with a fervency which startled while it reassured me. Four Ghost Stories On leaving me, however, p. 488they all advised me to read the Scriptures with fervency and prayer. Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest “Perfectly—oh, perfectly!” said Harry, with a fervency of conviction worthy of a graver subject. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) “No,” said he, answering her anguished outbreak with a fervency that came from his heart, “there was no need of that at all.” The Bondboy Entered Apprentices should serve their masters with freedom, fervency and zeal, which are represented by Chalk, Charcoal and Clay. Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc. I do!" replied Jimmy with fervency, stopped, and then emitted a groan and said, "But good Lord! Mixed Faces Charmian says,— “’Twas merry when You wagered on your angling; when your diver Did hang a salt fish on his hook, which he With fervency, drew up.” A Walk from London to Fulham Teach us the real secret of fiery fervency in prayer. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India Alston had an extreme of pity that gave him fervencies of his own. The Prisoner These prayers I shall never forget—their sweet fervency, in which the soldiers came in for a large share of her earnest requests. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 I sank upon the floor, and grasped their legs in the fervency of my supplications. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI But the fervency of his love caused him such great agitation that the same night he was seized by a terrible fever, and was soon at death's door. The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault O brother, sister, keep the red glow of fervency in your love. Heart Talks The essential property, the "differentia essentialis," of genuine love, as its nature requires fervency, is the fact that it cannot be embittered. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Then taking leave of his friends, he prayed again with great fervency, being now near the end of that sweet work, he had so much, through the course of his time, been employed in. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies In her devotions that morning she had cried out with all the fervency of her soul that God would turn away his anger from a people with whom He was justly displeased. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Let our prayers be offered up with fervency tenfold greater than before, that our land may not be afflicted with this dire malady. Letters on the Cholera Morbus. Containing ample evidence that this disease, under whatever name known, cannot be transmitted from the persons of those labouring under it to other individuals, by contact—through the medium of inanimate substances—or through the medium of the atmosphere; and that all restrictions, by cordons and quarantine regulations, are, as far as regards this disease, not merely useless, but highly injurious to the community. The life that has in it no fervency has little or nothing of God. Heart Talks In the fervency of his feelings, Alonzo flew to him and clasped him in his arms. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father Having done speaking, he sung a part of the 31st psalm, and then prayed with such power and fervency, as caused many to weep bitterly. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies There was a glow in her chest which added fervency to her devotions, and when Alfred entered from the vestry and took his seat in the chancel pew, happiness, tingling in every nerve, suffused her. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius To make more sure, I was about to add the influence of my intervention, with all the fervency of a lover’s appeal. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness It is the foundation, as it were, of all Christian fervency. Heart Talks “O, that it were to the day of my own death,” exclaimed Elizabeth with fervency. The Boarding School Familiar conversations between a governess and her pupils. Written for the amusement and instruction of young ladies. He prayed with great fervency, pleading his covenant-relation with him, and that they might be enabled that day to witness a good confession before many witnesses. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies "This is the Lord's doings, and it is marvelous in our eyes," quoted the Doctor with great fervency. Doctor Jones' Picnic Yet the fervency with which he pleads the Divine Love reveals a heart of hunger, if hardly of hope, for his nation's repentance. Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 If our love lacks fervency, it lacks the vital element that makes it effective. Heart Talks To-day, also, God has continued to me fervency of spirit, which I have now enjoyed for three days following. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller “Hard!” he gasped, darting forward and knocking the load of firewood from Hard’s arms with the fervency of his greeting. Across the Mesa He saw that "such fervency of spirit is altogether the gift of God," and yet he adds, "I have to ascribe to myself the loss of it." George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Of the fervency and universality of the welcome there could indeed be no doubt, and as little that it sprang from feelings honorable both to giver and receiver. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete I wish to speak only of the fervency which fire represents as it should characterize our lives. Heart Talks Passages of Scripture, and verses of hymns, expressive of the dying Christian's victories, triumphs, and hopes, were repeated by her with a joy and energetic fervency that deeply affected all present. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada The varieties and accessions of new grounds of supplications doth neither make greater frequency nor more fervency. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning He could not shut his eyes to the lack of earnestness in prayer and fervency of spirit which at times seemed to rob him of both peace and power. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Her son had inherited all her fervency, her inconstancy of purpose, as well as her tendency to collapse under pressure. The Tyranny of the Dark We need to be “on fire” for God, and there are three ways in which this fervency should manifest itself. Heart Talks But his agreement altogether lacked a proper fervency, for he had a wretched cold of the thoroughly uncomfortable kind, and he did not feel fervent about anything in the world. The Heart of Arethusa But I haste to the qualifications of this divine work,—fervency, reverence, and confidence; fervency in crying, reverence and confidence in crying, “Abba, Father;” for these two suit well toward our Father. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning But I felt the compliment with patriotic fervency, and in spirit thanked the bard for the barbarian's acknowledgment of my poetic and penurious country. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 "Ah sure could use a friend," he said with utmost fervency. I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon If we can not endure the little persecutions, the unkind words, the sneering smiles, the scoffs and jeers, of the unbelieving world, is it not because our love lacks fervency? Heart Talks No mere contemplation of the world around him could have kindled the fervency of spirit with which this contrast is by him conceived and expressed. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus And certainly, frequency in prayer will much help us to fervency, and to keep it when we have it. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning They redoubled the fervency of their prayers and breathlessly waited for what was about to happen. Monte-Cristo's Daughter Though Captain Maynard could but faintly repeat the words uttered by the general, his heart spoke with the fervency of a true Christian who expects soon to be in the presence of his Saviour. Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times A "stocky little Englishman" taking notes en passant with an amateurish fervency was probably what most people would think who cared to think at all of the stranger in their midst. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 She expressed it as diplomatically as she was able, making private affairs her reason for the change; but she could not and would not conceal the fervency of her request. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa The divine constitution and qualifications of this divine work, are here made up of a temper of fervency, reverence, and confidence. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning After feasting the guards who apprehended him, he desired an hour in prayer, which being allowed, he prayed with such fervency, that his guards repented that they had been instrumental in taking him. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs The fervency of my love allowed me no intermission. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon But this very fact reminds me of my sad deficiencies, and of my great lack of real fervency of spirit. A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself. Second Part "Fervently, ardently!" returned he; and the fervency with which he had prayed spoke in every feature. A Simple Story In the fervency of admiration, their poets fabled that Apollo had lent them his lyre, and inspired them with his own spirit of harmony. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators When he arrived at the stake, he kneeled down, and, for some time, prayed with great fervency. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs I found great fervency and delight in prayer, and was persuaded that this ardor, which was as new as it was pleasing, was a proof of God's love. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon May God in mercy continue to me fervency of spirit! A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself. Second Part “I’m so glad to see you, Captain Bream,” she said, shaking with much fervency the hand held out to her. The Young Trawler The fervency of combat came with his words. The Tyranny of Weakness While in the yard, he fell on his knees, and prayed for some time with the greatest fervency, after which he arose, and returned to his bed. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs The Hebrew word for "Prophet" comes, I believe, from a root which signifies to bubble like water on the flame; and it is just in this fervency of thought and feeling that Oxford is Prophetic. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography Two of these, placed in the sconces, will give more light than twenty ordinary candles, and will also impart vigour and fervency of tone to the whole of the proceedings. 'That Very Mab' The patriotism and fervency of their work, whatever defects they showed from time to time, cannot fail to arouse the applause of the student of those times. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Something of this elevation, this aloofness from the vulgar, characterized all of his utterances and gave to them at times a solemn fervency akin to that of the Hebrew prophets. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times When they arrived at the fatal spot, they both kneeled down, and prayed for some time with great fervency. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs I have known of people who have an earthly father living that they have never seen, and whom they love with a deep and rich fervency of affection. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. There is a fervency in the prayers of Nebuchadnezzar which marks them off from the somewhat perfunctory invocations of the Assyrian kings to Ashur and Ishtar. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria As he stood up, one of his lady's feet started off on an unauthorized expedition, and she grabbed him by the arm with a fervency which nearly proved disastrous. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life A man may become prolix from the fulness or fervency of his mind; but prolixity produced by this finical minuteness of language, ends by distressing one's nerves. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) May the Lord in mercy give me fervency of spirit! A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, First Part I once prayed in all the fervency of this same religion. Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws They were happy and grateful, and neither forgot to thank, with all the fervency of his nature, the One who had delivered them in safety from the very jaws of death. Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) Then let us hope with fervency, and yet endure with patience!—What's here? The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts If the Camellia Buds sustained doubts of one another's integrity these were absolutely dispelled by the fervency with which each pleaded her innocence. The Jolliest School of All Oh that once more I might be brought to fervency of spirit, and that thus it might continue with me forever! A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, First Part That was the old man's chance, and he said with fervency "Why good land, aren't you going to stop to breakfast?" Chapters from My Autobiography We no longer worship groves and fountains, nor Madonnas and saints, and our Art accordingly can no longer have the fervency, since its objects have not the concreteness, that belonged to former times. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 The heart's anguish may express itself not in despairing cries, but in believing prayers, inspired by the promises, and kindled into fervency by blessed hope. Making the Most of Life There woman's lip and cheek grew pale As on the broad day stole; And manhood's polished brow was damp With fervency of soul. Indian Legends and Other Poems Thus then, with fervency till now unknown, I cast my heart before th' eternal throne, In this great temple, which the skies surround, For homage to its lord, a narrow bound. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 The earnestness and fervency are all right but too often these run to the extreme and so constitute by far too large a portion of his Christianity. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Martyrdoms, when there was any fervency of faith in the martyrs, were very abstract. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 These prayers are eminently devotional, and all his hymns breathe the language of fervency and faith. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century A. That of the third, scarlet, which is emblematical of fervency and zeal, and the appropriate color of the Royal Arch degree. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge No wonder then her various ranks agree In all the fervencies of zeal for thee. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 Her last appearance, on January 8,1832, was as Desdemona, and the fervency of her singing and acting made it a memorable night, as the rumor had crept out that Mme. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens Monsieur Souley replied, with great fervency, that it were better Pierce be left entirely out of the question, and the Congress proceed to deliberate on its own hook. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth After the hymn, Uncle Snake-bit Bob led in prayer, and what the old man lacked in grammar and rhetoric was fully made up for in fervency and zeal. Diddie, Dumps & Tot or, Plantation child-life But, so far from intimidating him, this only the more confirmed him in his convictions and fervency. Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties With the spirituality and fervency of her liturgy and the 'Gospel' character of all her formularies, they were far more in harmony than the so-called 'orthodox' of their day. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Then the devout murderers offered up prayers of fervency to the great god, beseeching their more immediate branch of the deity, Bhowanee, to protect them. Caste Assist us, most gracious God, in subduing our passions, covetousness by liberality, anger by mildness, and lukewarmness by zeal and fervency. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 He was almost like a man beside himself as he thought of this, and several times his lips pressed the muffler in the fervency of his emotion. Under Sealed Orders There was in the man's tone a fervency which touched Desmond at the time, and which he had good cause afterwards to remember. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Joy there was, but, alas, how much mitigated was its fervency! The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One In vain I endeavored to insinuate the unpleasant truth, that the fervency of her adorers was no compliment to her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 Separation from Him has all but destroyed the rebellious; but it has not in the smallest degree affected the fulness of His power, nor the fervency of His desire to help. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII The fervency of his resolve not to leave England called up as in a calenture the lands that he was not to travel, the freedom that was not to be his. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) Young ardent soul, graced with fair Nature's truth, Spring warmth of heart, and fervency of mind, And still a large late love of all thy kind. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood The preceptress of the struggling school for Negro children merely evinced patience for the younger woman's fervency. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel A passionate affection also perhaps brought into being since 1893, but not to be surpassed in honest fervency and loyalty by influences more venerable! Your United States Impressions of a first visit He receives great comfort from the fervency of the new converts. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 All the fervency of this adjuration failed to convince the deputies of their duty, as conceived by the orator. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Habits contracted in the fervor of early affection to Christ, may continue to influence an individual or a church, when the fervency of affection is sensibly abated. Notes on the Apocalypse Through all these proceedings of the first month there had been signs of a curious abatement of that thorough-going Republican fervency which had characterized the House in its previous session. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Which courage and peace I look upon to be the immediate gift of God to me upon my earnest Prayers, which at that time he poured into my heart in great measure and fervency. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape Anger could speak of nothing but of God; and spoke of Him with so much fervency, that it seemed even to burn him up. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 If it has not the significant expression of its greater successors, it has at least a strength and fervency that indicate a youthful genius of no common order. Edward MacDowell She ended by assuring Horace of her gratitude, with a fervency which suggested that he had some cause to doubt it. The Divine Fire For Milton cannot have failed to take note of the abatement in this session of the Rump of that Republican fervency which had characterized its former session. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Church members ought to pray for one another, and that with a real love, fervency, and importunity, as they do for themselves, James v. The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London You shall make them, I say, anew, and offer them to God with the same fervency wherewith you first made them. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 The Japanese cannot understand why our controversialists should wax so fervent over psychological, ethical, religious, and philosophical questions, failing to perceive that this fervency is the result of the intense interest taken in such subjects. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Blest be the hospitals, which rise, Resultant of thy enterprise, Thy zeal and fervency. Mountain idylls, and Other Poems The diligence and the fervency are both to be animated by the thought, ‘Serving the Lord!’ Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) With more fervency, I trust that all goes well in the house of my friend,—and I suppose that you are absent on some salutary errand of repairs and recreation. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I The fervency of those new converts did not less edify Xavier than their number. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 See to it, O beloved, that you do not lose the deep fervency of love. Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians Yes, finished with such fervency Of gesture, and similitude; Such depths of love, and purity His hearers marvelled, as they stood; Nor through his discourse, was there heard, Abusive, vain, or idle word. Mountain idylls, and Other Poems Here is the secret of diligence and of fervency, ‘I set the Lord always before me.’ Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) I may forget The joy and fear that have been: there may live No more for me the fervency of hope Nor the arrest of wonder. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. Antonym: jest. earnestness, n. ardor, sincerity, fervency, seriousness, intentness, unction. earpick, n. auriscalp. earring, n. eardrop, pendant; girandole. ear-shaped, a. auriform. earth, n. world, terra firma, globe; land, soil, ground. Putnam's Word Book There is no necessity of losing this fervency of love. Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians At the place of execution he, with great fervency, justified the character of a young woman who had lived fellow-servant with him at Mr. Fenwick's. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences In his advanced years the infirmities of old age greatly contracted the extent of his useful labors without impairing the vigor of his mental powers or the fervency and faithfulness of his preaching. Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical Madame Sand is a Frenchwoman, and her religion is therefore, as we might expect, with peculiar fervency social. Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold Antonyms: infertility, infecundity, barrenness. fertilization, n. enriching; fecundation, impregnation. fertilize, v. enrich, manure; fecundate, impregnate. fertilizer, n. manure, guano, phosphate of lime, compost. fervency, n. Putnam's Word Book Some vividness, some fervency, he must have, of course. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 He then applied himself to his devotions with much fervency, and then submitted to his fate, but when the cap was drawn over his eyes he seemed to shed tears abundantly. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences He was quite pleased with the idea, and expressed his satisfaction with great fervency. Observations Upon the Windward Coast of Africa That night when she said her prayers, she added a new petition, uttered with unwonted fervency: "And, dear Lord, please make us all very stylish." Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Associated word: vituline. veering, n. shift, shifting; vacillation, tergiversation; temporizing, time-serving. vegetable, n. plant, truck. vegetable oyster. salsify. vegetate, v. sprout, grow, germinate, pullulate; rusticate, hibernate. vehemence, n. fervency, impetuosity, intensity, zeal. Putnam's Word Book The priest before the altar stands— The bride bends on her knee, And lifts to God her heart and hands In pious fervency! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 576, November 17, 1832 Through courtesy to a friend, I wounded my own soul by yielding to converse on subjects, which no way tended to promote fervency of spirit. Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York This girl was no stranger to powerful passions; she could love, and love with fervency, with devotion, with enthusiasm. Venetia And he blessed, with all the fervency of his heart, the man who had brought him home. The Sky Line of Spruce When I laid my hand upon my bosom or my head, it seemed to scorch them with the fervency of its heat. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are If we have many remaining to stand in the breach with equal fervency, I hope, crying as our provocations are, that God will still be entreated for us, and save us. The Life of Col. James Gardiner Who Was Slain at the Battle of Prestonpans, September 21, 1745 The fervency of my attachment was soon discovered in the deficiency of the wine, and the old man tied the jar to himself by the handle. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction It was thought advisable that Miss Manners should enter a class, and, in the fervency of her good intentions, she did not demur. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 But as one mischievous extreme generates another, the influence of the prejudice against enthusiasm became disastrous, and the word came too often to be confounded with any and every form of religious fervency and earnestness. English Men of Letters: Crabbe But her fervency somewhat abated, when they came to discuss the minute parts of the undertaking. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are I never pleaded with greater fervency for the Comforter, which our blessed Lord hath promised shall abide with us for ever. The Life of Col. James Gardiner Who Was Slain at the Battle of Prestonpans, September 21, 1745 Mr. Fox, who has quoted great part of it, justly declares that 'the fervency, the remembrance, the half-regret mingling with its exultation, are as true as its leading image is beautiful.' Life and Letters of Robert Browning He spoke with much fervency, enlarging upon the high importance of the holy communion, and exhorting people to come to it in a fit state of mind. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery She again fixed her eyes upon the Crucifix, took her Rosary, and while She told her beads, the quick motion of her lips declared her to be praying with fervency. The Monk; a romance Grimes appeared to be moved at the fervency of her manner; but objected the resentment of Mr. Tyrrel and his landlord. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are She possessed a small music-box capable of one tune, and a collection of "God bless yehs" pitched in assorted keys of fervency. Maggie, a Girl of the Streets If his speech lacked some of the fire of the divine girdings which older Methodists recalled, it still led straight, and with kindling fervency, up to a season of power. The Damnation of Theron Ware Jdt 4:9 Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls: Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha Burroughs' speech from the gallows affected many, especially the fluent fervency of his prayers, concluding with the Lord's Prayer, which no witch, it was thought, could repeat correctly. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 Tyrants, sectaries, seducers, and heretics do nothing else but drive us into the Bible, to make us read more diligently therein, and with more fervency to sharpen our prayers. Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther The girl spoke with a fervency and passion that seemed to waken a responsive chord in Margaret Henson's breast. The Crimson Blind There was a certain fervency about this speech which impressed even Harrigan. Harrigan She spoke with a vibrant fervency of feeling which for the moment pierced even his thick skin. In the Valley It would be well for us always to avoid both dilatoriness and precipitancy in our conduct; in order to which we should implore, with habitual fervency, the "wisdom from above." Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I Have they their worship, like religious beings, and are their midnight lays but the outpouring of the fervency of their spirits? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 As the superficial fervency of youth decayed, this peculiar effect of Gervayse Hastings's character grew more perceptible. The Christmas Banquet (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") "I am innocent, before God," spoke Arthur, in the impulse of his emotion, in the fervency of his heart. The Channings I love the candid fervency of soul, That scorns a dogmatist's austere controul; Let liberal scholars, as they surely ought, Claim, and allow, a latitude of thought! Poems on Serious and Sacred Subjects Printed only as Private Tokens of Regard, for the Particular Friends of the Author That thought comprised the fervency and timidity--the hopes and fears of woman's first love. A Love Story Fourth.—These meetings have been attended and sustained by Christians of all denominations, and have uniformly been characterized by extraordinary fervency and power. The Secrets of the Great City It is valuable, where it is best, for its inspiring quality, like the fervencies of a Hebrew prophet. Among My Books Second Series We must be off! cries the captain, half impatient over so much fervency and tears. Ten Great Events in History And how the fervency of this mute gratitude was augmented when his eyes fell upon the life-giving cordials which I carried in my hands! Life on the Mississippi, Part 7. May the Almighty bless her!—may he enable her to make all her new friends as pure, and mild, and amiable as herself!—I pray in the fervency of my soul. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. Then shall you many gallant men see by Valour stirr'd up, and youthful fervency, Who, trusting too much in their hopeful time, Live but a while, and perish in their prime. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 What had become of all the fervency of their shout, 'The Lord, He is the God!' if they could leave Jezebel the power to carry out her threat? Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Thus spoke Luther, with all his accustomed frankness, fervency, power, and bluntness, equally indifferent to the favour of the people or of their rulers. Life of Luther Mammerroo poured out his soul in fervency over the limping phrases of his besetting tune, and even Boisterous Jim applauded his persistency. Tropic Days "I thank thee out of my heart!" exclaimed Hendon with a fervency which showed that he was touched. The Prince and the Pauper, Part 7. Then bowing her little head, she would pour out her whole heart in prayer to God, with the fervency that is shown by a true Christian. Children's Edition of Touching Incidents : and Remarkable Answers to Prayer Candid and trustful, he felt the fervency of religion fill his heart from his youth. The Grip of Desire Bennington realized suddenly, with overwhelming fervency, that he preferred to slide in solitude. The Claim Jumpers What prayer can wild, unrestrained, unheeding Genius utter with more fervency? The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 The Vesper-bird attracts more general attention to his notes than the Sparrow, because he sings a longer, though a more monotonous song, and warbles with more fervency. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 Tenderly he wound his arms around that weak mother, whom he loved with all the fervency of his young soul, and his own tears mingled with hers. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story Poured my complaint in fervency of soul before the Lord, and was a little comforted in believing that he would still care for us and preserve us in this strange and long wilderness travel. Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel A pretty girl tumbled down the stage steps and nearly choked Betty with the fervency of her embrace. Betty Gordon at Boarding School The Treasure of Indian Chasm He was silent, but probably continued his petition in the strong fervency of mental devotion. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 The Indian gave a fervency to his grip of Otto's fingers which made him wince with pain, though he dared utter no protest. The Lost Trail Sobieski, agitated, and incapable of speaking, threw himself at his majesty's feet, and pressed his hand with fervency and anguish to his lips. Thaddeus of Warsaw Confess your faults each one unto his brother, And put up supplications for each other, That so you may be heal'd; the fervency Of just men's prayers prevails effectually. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 One could not easily improve upon this arrangement, except by furnishing it with cold water and excluding the hot, in deference to the fervency of the climate; but that is forbidden. Following the Equator, Part 5 In cold print it is the equivalent of our "Ger-rreat Caesar!" but spoken with the proper Australian unction and fervency, it is worth six of it for grace and charm and expressiveness. Following the Equator, Part 3 I am the only person that did not suffer under that heavy judgment; and ever since I have continued to serve God with more fervency than before. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 Sobieski, agitated, and incapable of speaking, threw himself at his majesty's feet, and pressed his hand with fervency and anguish to his lips. Thaddeus of Warsaw Then, with the deepest sigh, cryed, "Oh, my angel!" and, embracing his wife with the utmost eagerness, kissed her pale lips with more fervency than ever bridegroom did the blushing cheeks of his bride. The History of the Life of the Late Mr Jonathan Wild the Great After a moderate refreshment, he kneeled down, and prayed with the greatest fervency. The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story After the hymn, Uncle Snake-bit Bob led in prayer, and what the old man lacked in grammer and rhetoric was fully made up for in fervency and zeal. Diddie, Dumps, and Tot : Or, Plantation Child-Life Daniel continues, making a gesture with his left hand, as he raises the spectacles from his eyes with his right, and in his fervency lets them speed across the room. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter "I am most solemnly in earnest, dear sister!" the young man said, with fervency and emphasis. The Lights and Shadows of Real Life After welcoming Mrs. Rolfe with the ardour of a bosom friend and the prostration of a devotee, the hostess turned to the next comer with scarcely less fervency. The Whirlpool He desired both of them to pray for him, and prayed himself with much fervency and devotion. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second In the fervency of affection you yielded up your virtue! Nature and Art The earnestness—the fervency and pathos of the words, as they gush forth from the lips of a wretch, produce a still deeper effect upon the wounded man. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter But you will praise Heaven with more fervency when you have drunk the sherry. The Rosary He saw naught but his Geraldine, whom he with so much fervency and longing wished by his side. Henry VIII and His Court Praying for humility with what- 8:21 ever fervency of expression does not always mean a desire for it. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures With all my heart," I answered; "and if happiness be accorded you in a measure with the fervency of my wishes then shall you, indeed, be happy. The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes There is something in the fervency with which she shakes his wrinkled hand that speaks of the goodness of the heart; something that touches the old slave's childlike nature. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter "I could swear to that," declared the man, with sudden fervor; and for Billy's peace of mind it was just as well, perhaps, that she did not know the exact source of that fervency. Miss Billy Not perfunctorily, not lukewarmly, but with a fervency and fire that no word in the dictionary is strong enough to convey. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 6 (1907-1910) Praying for humility, with whatever fervency of expression, does not always mean a desire for it. Christian Science A tender and ecstatic smile beamed from Angelo's eyes, and he broke forth in a tone of joyous fervency: "Ah, how blessed it would be to die for such a cause—it would be martyrdom!" Those Extraordinary Twins The grave utterances of the church then rolled out upon the palpitating pair, and no couple ever joined their whispers thereto with more fervency than they. Two on a Tower Crossing himself, he repeated, with great fervency, a prayer, against evil spirits, and as he uttered it the light was extinguished, and the spectral figure vanished. Windsor Castle It was the plural number, but the strength and fervency of petition were reserved for one; and with him she now joined the name of his child. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife She strained the little thing in her strong young arms, as though the fervency of her grasp would bring belief and comfort; as it did. The Man Grant me, O goddess! to see the maiden alive again, in proportion to the fervency with which I present thee with mine own flesh, invoking thee to be propitious to me. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance Have you watched that pilgrim, who is going round the whole circle of shrines, on his knees, and praying with such fervency at every one? The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni With passionate earnestness he pointed out the vindictive impulse they were mistaking for Divine justice; with pathetic fervency he fell upon his knees and implored their mercy for the culprit. By Shore and Sedge Vividly for an instant, but anon, with the dimmest gleam, and with just as little fervency for my heart as for my finger-ends! The Blithedale Romance "Passionately," replied the chevalier, with a fervency not usual with him. Beatrix Nothing could exceed the fervency with which he longed to meet a woman angel. Louis Lambert She faltered painfully, 'Yes! yes!'—returned with fervency the pressure of my lips; and in a few moments her eyes began to fix, her pulse to cease. Life of John Sterling |
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