| 单词 | obduracy |
| 例句 | He said, “My dear madam. Your obduracy is quite, is...well, can’t you see how ridiculous this is?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He himself plays the bullying club owner at odds with his former star, whom Phil Rowson endows with the right working-class obduracy. The Game 2010-09-26T20:29:00Z Marina Neelova, who has been playing Zhenya since the production started, epitomises obduracy and resistance without ever lapsing into heroic posturing. Into the Whirlwind - review 2011-01-23T17:59:34Z Audacious, imaginative and moving, Mantell’s play dramatizes the historical obduracy of anti-Semitism, as well as the frustration of women trapped within patriarchal structures that leave them little freedom of movement or choice. The week ahead in SoCal theater, Oct. 14-21: 'Winter Solstice,' 'Dear Evan Hansen' and more 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z When my father was fired, he lost the job for which his combination of intelligence, pride, and obduracy had made him perfectly suited. The Cost of Defying the President 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z She has good qualifications: a strong physique, single-mindedness, obduracy. Review | Dennis Lehane’s masterful new novel revisits the terrain of ‘Mystic River’ 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z But a year later, more than two dozen of them remain stuck in Afghanistan, stalled by bureaucratic wrangling, the vagaries of international diplomacy and the obduracy of the Taliban government. The U.S. killed him in error and vowed to help relatives leave Afghanistan. A year later, some are still stuck 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z I did get a better understanding of the deep roots of this endless battle, the obduracy of both sides. L.A.’s Fountain Theatre responds to the fall of Roe with part obituary, part call to action 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z The nearly 100-member caucus is wrong about all matters of public policy, but its obduracy is constitutionally wholesome. Opinion | The Democrats’ progressive caucus, wrong on all else, gets one thing right 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The rise of the Delta variant and the obduracy of vaccination resisters altered the landscape of the pandemic in just the last few months. Column: Here's why Biden's vaccine mandate is right — and should stand up to legal challenges 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z It was hard, at Wembley on Sunday evening, not to be impressed by the composure, the calm, the obduracy of Chiellini and Bonucci, those grizzled old warriors at the heart of Italy’s defense. The Slog Is Over. Now a New Slog Begins. 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z But money, national pride and political obduracy are also at play. Why ‘Cursed’ Olympics Are Pressing Ahead Amid a Pandemic 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Manchester City is running away with the Premier League, in part, because of the obduracy of its defense. The Summers We Won’t See Again 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z But there may not be as much appetite for undemocratic obduracy as he supposes. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z McConnell’s obduracy both helped tilt the court right and earned him the undying enmity of liberals across the US. Mitch McConnell appeals for civility: US needs to debate 'without acting out' 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z That speech crystallised the despair with her combination of reckless obduracy and desperate devices. MPs must seize control of the Brexit calamity. Mrs May has already lost it | Andrew Rawnsley 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z Widely praised for a punishing work ethic and a dutiful approach to solving the Brexit divide, May’s premiership has been characterised by obduracy in the face of frequent crises. May defies leadership revolt, warns Brexit in peril 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Pointed anachronisms proliferate, while references to Jewish atrocities past, present and future, seem depressingly timeless — they’re Mantell’s pointed reminders of the historical obduracy of anti-Semitism. Review: 'Everything That Never Happened' reconsiders 'The Merchant of Venice' through a Jewish perspective - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z In any event, the long-term stakes are too high to permit Trump’s obduracy to win the day. Opinion | Time for Mueller to bring out the big guns 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z But in the end, nothing he tried made the difference on Saturday, in part because of Iceland’s obduracy, its refusal to wilt. World Cup: Iceland Ties Argentina, but You Can Call It a Victory 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z In turn, this is why Mr Bolton’s ideological obduracy looks less risky than welcome. John Bolton, the world’s hope 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z In many respects, the obduracy with which political leaders and their acolytes cling to stupid opinions and policies in the face of changing context is an inevitable outgrowth of two-party politics. Why admitting you're wrong should be the new right 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z A nation does not emerge from 50 years of military dictatorship without political wounds, they say, asserting that pushing Suu Kyi, whose famous resolve can tend toward obduracy, could be counterproductive. Analysis: ‘Never again’ is happening in Myanmar’s as diplomats remain silent 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z When it functioned correctly, he met unexpected obduracy in the shape of Burnley’s reserve goalkeeper Nick Pope. Chris Wood seals victory for Burnley to leave Crystal Palace pointless 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z His obduracy seemed to leave no room for dishonesty. Ueli Steck and a Fateful Return to Everest 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Whatever small chance Palace have of arresting their slide down the table this weekend will hinge on focus and obduracy in defence and less impulsiveness in the technical area. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The obduracy of the Sisi regime on human rights has undoubtedly been compounded by a new economic reality. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Both represent a break with the past, but their potential is mired in the cyclical violence and political obduracy characteristic of this part of the world. Story of cities #49: the long road to Rawabi, Palestine's first planned city 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Since then, however strenuously U.S. officials try to negotiate with the Palestinian Authority, all fail before the obduracy of the Palestinian leaders and their glorification of terrorists. The Moral Vacuum at the Heart of Palestine 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Despite increased consciousness among surgeons of aesthetic relativism, there is no avoiding the obduracy of each surgeon’s perspective. Does a nose job hurt? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Virginia Blum 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z “The Death of Cancer” is an angry book, in which one of the critical figures in twentieth-century oncology unloads a lifetime of frustration with the obduracy and closed-mindedness of his profession. How to Cure Cancer 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Now, it appeared, the obduracy of an already unpopular manager was ending the Royals’ postseason before it had barely begun. How Ned Yost Made the Kansas City Royals Unstoppable 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Though perhaps, too, there was something of the Highland spirit he laid claim to in that: an independent-mindedness with the charm, an obduracy alongside the slight dreaminess. Death of a Liberal 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z They have all been talking ever since, in different venues but with one constant: the obduracy of Iran. Nuclear Agreement With Imperial Iran Is Something, But Not Enough 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z While victory may not be at hand, the separatists are gaining in confidence as their ranks continue to grow, helped by the obduracy of the Madrid government, which refuses to discuss the issue. Catalans to demonstrate and demand right to hold referendum 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z They are also negotiating the obduracy and capriciousness of a government whose permission was, until recently, required for every aspect of aid operations. Permits, politics and patience: the reality of getting aid into Syria 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Coming from a self-righteous assembly that proclaims itself a champion of transparency, such obduracy is worrying. The dragon in the room 2014-04-24T04:00:00Z And he has done all this while transforming Everton from a team noted for its organisation, work ethic and obduracy into one of the most attractive, passing, easy-on-the-eyes teams in the top flight. Ten things we learned from the Premier League season 2014-05-13T05:33:17Z Cook did precisely that, yet in his obduracy revealed much about his current tribulations. England collapse was no isolated slump 2013-08-09T19:31:17Z It wasn’t just the NRA’s obduracy that shifted the Overton window. How the NRA got what it wanted 2013-04-13T13:00:00Z If Lennon needed to preach anything during the break, it was a more ruthless streak alongside defensive obduracy. Celtic 0-3 Juventus 2013-02-12T22:03:59Z This is what European obtuseness and obduracy are doing to Europe. EU Summit: The kiss of life, or of death? 2012-10-19T15:57:11Z More probing tests of their defensive obduracy await. Euro 2012: Roy Hodgson says France will be favourites against England 2012-06-03T22:00:01Z Sometimes with dialectic subtlety he turned his examiners to ridicule, at others he vacillated between obduracy and submission. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Refusal to take it was visited with excommunication, leading to prosecution for heresy in case of obduracy, and humiliating penance on submission. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Then you shall not be compelled!" answered Manners, to whom his answer had given the right key to his obduracy--"then you shall not be compelled! but you shall be persuaded. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z There was a calmness of deportment without the least obduracy, and no obtrusive boldness nor recklessness. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z Baron G. was notorious for his unflinching obduracy; but her devotion and energy were irresistible. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z You probably do not know who strengthened and confirmed your grandfather in his harsh obduracy, and induced him finally altogether to ignore his daughter's marriage with a commoner. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z It will readily be believed that there was scant hesitation in employing any methods likely to crush the obduracy of the prisoner who refused the confession and recantation demanded of him. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Bitter words and hard usage freeze the heart into a kind of obduracy, which mild persuasion and gentle language only can dissolve and soften. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z Rendered desperate by her obduracy, his anger passed all bounds and his words followed suit. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z A fact still more miraculous is the obduracy of the Jews, who were so stubborn, that the many wonders performed one after another and on the same day, were not able to convince them. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z On learning my obduracy, the Superior became very sad. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z Denial, as we have seen, was obduracy, punished by the stake, and confession was a condition precedent to admission to abjuration. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z How, now, could Lincoln's view assimilate this obduracy in the South? Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z To desert her was an obduracy of selfishness which never entered my contemplation. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z If Lord Hervey, his bitter enemy, can be credited, this obduracy was not at the last without justification. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Sins which arise from weakness seem to get off, on the whole, rather more lightly than they deserve; but the sins of the strong—pride, obduracy, even reticence—never! A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z With grief and sorrow," said the parson, "I have again and again watched his obduracy, and his tendency to consort with agitators, or worse. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z One of the favourite jests of the critics was my obduracy in matters of sentiment. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z I have never been able to fathom the obduracy of women in this matter of pockets. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z “But were you as unyielding as the walls of this prison, I would shake your obduracy.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z And so their diabolically crafty minds had conceived the idea of letting Helen Hardwick’s agonized cries pierce his armor of pride and obduracy, thus accomplishing what could never have been accomplished by other means. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Traces of a mental struggle between obduracy and despair showed in her countenance as she was brought forth to make her offering, and to receive the sacrament before taking the ordeal. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z What I want to know is, what has abruptly shaken your obduracy? The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z The counsel for the defence has attempted to read a romantic meaning into the obduracy with which this thief and would-be murderer has held to his policy of silence. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z But the obduracy of its royal enemy was not to be so eluded, an act was passed especially prohibiting its culture at home. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z Bear witness, Love withholds in obduracy Seasons of solace that might comfort me. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z Instead of melting Mr. Waring's obduracy seemed to ossify under the effects of tears and entreaties. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z We should actually be sharing her sin, if we permit her to conquer us by obduracy and self-will. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z I considered them, therefore, as beings influenced by the most deplorable obduracy and refractoriness of spirit. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z The inextricability of human events, the imperviousness of cunning, and the obduracy of malice, I had frequent occasions to remark. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z So pleads the Sicilian; her Venetian sister tries to soften the obduracy of her infant by still more plaintive remonstrances. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z In other words, the obstacle to peace is Palestinian obduracy. In Speech to U.S. Congress, Netanyahu Lays Out Peace Terms. But Will He Find Any Takers? 2011-05-24T19:32:52Z I can not believe you so altered in two months as to choose obduracy and misery, when pardon, and in time confidence and love, are offered in their stead. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z "I mean, I don't see how they could be!" he went on hurriedly, "and," his tone assumed a certain obduracy, "I assure your Ladyship, it will be best." The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z Conservatives are no doubt inspired by this display of obduracy, but let's give credit where credit is due: Dr. No and his GOP compadres are the primary driver of the Senate's inability to govern. The Senate's "Dr. No" rides again 2011-05-19T17:48:00Z Shall ignorance, or prejudice, or obduracy, or willful meanness, triumph over knowledge, and liberality, and guilelessness, and laudable enterprise? The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z In voluntary nocturns, Without obduracy, without guile, Waiting for your rewards At the relics of the saints. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, January 1865 2011-04-19T02:00:18.103Z Mrs. Hamilton was bitterly disappointed; Mr. Howard insisted that such obduracy demanded nothing but the sternest treatment, and he only wished Mr. Hamilton's letter could arrive at once. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z I mean the lack of insight that our greatest intellectual leaders have shown, their obduracy, their inaccessibility to the most impressive arguments, their uncritical credulity concerning the most contestable assertions. Reflections on War and Death 2011-04-17T02:00:03.777Z His defensive obduracy has compensated for a lack of creativity in the United midfield and driven a team in a rebuilding phase to the top of the table. Our writers' verdicts on the PFA Players' Player of the Year nominees 2011-04-08T11:45:49Z Indeed, scandal spoke of its very obduracy being the cause of his dismissal from Court; a certain Royal lady having assailed it unsuccessfully, and for that reason turned against him. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z This adventurer was appointed to arrest the old man and his wife, and acquitted himself with all the obduracy of a man who was willing to please his master. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The second work of the series, 'Chaucer's Dream,' shows that the lady's obduracy was, as usual, more apparent than real. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z Blanden's conversation seemed to glide unconcernedly above all this by-play, which in reality he watched closely; the other guests' obduracy obliged him to be the first to take leave. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z At length, unable to bear her obduracy, and condemned to see another preferred before him, Daniel resolved to travel; and he wrote, on this occasion, the most feeling of all his Sonnets. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z It was a strange, hard-featured face, on which was impressed firmness, or obduracy, and little else; but she felt that he was to be trusted and believed. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z "You will deceive yourself—until two lives are wholly blighted by your obduracy, you will go on asserting this dreamy theory, and believing in it." Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Forgive me, Agnes, for the cruel way in which I tried and agitated you the other day; but my mother's hardness and obduracy had driven me nearly out of my mind. A Search For A Secret (Vol 2 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:18.213Z Were not her own secret hopes annihilated by such lamentable obduracy? Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z But there were means of overcoming their obduracy. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z In her own mind, obduracy and coldness had supervened to the first states of disappointed affection. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z This obduracy must be broken; the examination went on. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z These, indeed, he does at length, with reluctance, leave to themselves; and being thus forsaken, they naturally fall into a state of entire obduracy. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z There is a capacity, as Celtic also saw, for both obduracy and goal scoring. Kevin McCarra: Only Spurs have a group to savour 2010-08-26T21:31:00Z Even so, the general obduracy of the Dutch is not in dispute. World Cup 2010: Spain draw on home rule but share cosmopolitan outlook 2010-07-09T06:04:00Z His personal contribution was again outstanding, not least when England were facing a few minutes of Slovenian siege towards the end of the match, and the would-be insurrectionist was not alone in his obduracy. World Cup 2010: England's mission accomplished ... but Germany are next 2010-06-24T06:00:00Z Against Gasquet, himself hobbling after two hours, the Scot was obduracy itself. Murray relaxed ahead of Chela match 2010-05-25T21:30:00Z Johnson may be known for his obduracy, but not to the point of spitting salvation in the face. England rebel Cipriani could make a point to Johnson in Barbarians role 2010-04-15T13:40:00Z And they highlight China’s obduracy in the Copenhagen negotiations as evidence that other countries will not cooperate. Magazine Preview: Climate Change - Building a Green Economy 2010-04-07T17:00:00Z And Madame sighed softly, as if bewailing in her tender heart the woes her obduracy caused. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories Up to the end of the seventeenth century these polished classes seldom entertained a friendly feeling towards the peasant; on all sides were to be heard complaints of his obduracy, dishonesty, and coarseness. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. That Aunt Dosett's voice was harsh was not her fault,—nor that in the obduracy of her daily life she had lost much of her original softness. Ayala's Angel The judge's wife quickly opened the window, and then turned to Landolin, and looked at him with the clear, friendly glance before which harshness and obduracy seemed always to disappear. Landolin Thus the obduracy of the wicked is compared to "the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely." The Romance of Natural History, Second Series The Duke of Norfolk, his father, with cruel obduracy had presided over the trial of his niece the unfortunate Queen Anne Boleyn, and now the same fate had overtaken his son. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West The stone's obduracy yields to the chisel's industry, and helps to form the shelter of the homestead. Black Forest Village Stories This is the same obduracy that her father has shown. Eleven Possible Cases "I never throw," replied Cuno, sad at this display of obduracy on the part of his brothers. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace The girl had the obduracy and wrong headedness not to yield to my suit, and so I had no choice left to me but to persist in it. A Rent In A Cloud If you do not choose to unburthen your heart by a frank confession of your evil intentions, persist then in your obduracy. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians "Let me hope that my obduracy will not weaken your regard for one so proud of being your uncle." The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life This stony obduracy was so new and unlike her that I withdrew my arm and stepped back a little to regard her with astonishment, not unmingled with pique. Eleven Possible Cases Nevertheless, she was bent upon enjoying her freedom to the utmost and rebelled against the obduracy of her uncle's executors, who disapproved of her pilgrimage to Europe unattended by a matron of Rosewater. Ancestors A Novel The most urgent entreaties of the Landgrave were powerless to soften the master's obduracy. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Remove the fiery clouds that the obduracy of a sinner drew over our heads! The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres "No, uncle," said she, "and chiefly since I do not believe in the obduracy, and have full faith in the affection." The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life My patience was giving way very fast at this imperturbable obduracy. Eleven Possible Cases Then she yields, and, being feminine, her obduracy is the measure of her favors, for she will bestow on her dogged suitor all, and more than all, that he desired. The Silent Barrier March had answered with jesting obduracy, and two nights later had fainted on the stairs of Tom Hersey's hotel. John March, Southerner Jack nerved himself to bring this just punishment upon her obduracy and took up his position on the taffrail with his back to the sea. Banked Fires He got up and in silent obduracy marched out of the hall. Weird Tales. Vol. I From hour to hour she assured herself with still increasing obduracy that nothing but severity could avail anything. Lady Anna A man's obduracy is recorded thus,—'God hardened his heart.' Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford The letters show that, as so often happens, there was plenty of sweetness within the sharp exterior, and that her strength was the strength of passion, not of obduracy. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing With a mumbled curse at the continued obduracy of the human race Jason sank the toe of his boot into the man. The Ethical Engineer Then Gwen made Adrian tell the story again, cross-examining him as one cross-examines obduracy in the hope of admissions that will at least countenance a belief in the truth that we want to be true. When Ghost Meets Ghost That the Wilson peace movement should fail in consequence of the obduracy of our enemies. My Three Years in America “Is it dark in there, Tommy?” asked she, half relenting, and yet half wishing to excite his fears enough to conquer his obduracy. Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls We say relative ignorance; for an element of obduracy and hardening already existed, if he did not believe the Prophet, even without a sign. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 But we must not limit ourselves to the obduracy of the Covenant-people. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 “There’s no use of waiting,” said the captain, starting Thunderbolt forward; “I can’t understand his obduracy.” The Great Cattle Trail The obduracy of this potentate, under the manipulation of God, is really becoming monotonous. Bible Romances First Series After hearing the strong protestation of her affection he could not think that she would be finally obdurate when the reasons for her obduracy were so utterly valueless. Marion Fay He exhibited at times some of the obduracy of the zealot and martyr; at others he displayed unexpected good sense in protesting against extremes of action that he thought unjust or unwise. The Fathers of New England A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths Her eyes, suggestive of tender possibilities, expressed now but coldness and obduracy. The Strollers And with her strength came a greater obduracy. The Vagrant Duke Germany, through her embassy, showed some obduracy in acting upon a request for these officials' recall without citing the cause of complaint. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War There was apparently no punishment to meet such obduracy. The Siege of Boston Yes, half believed; Yet, call it obduracy, call it pride, Call it self-fear, or fear of priestly craft, He closed his ear against the Word Divine: The thing he saw he trusted; nought beyond. Legends of the Saxon Saints On the contrary, 163 his reckless temper, chafing under her unexpected obduracy, now welcomed the opportunity of discarding the disinterested and chivalrous part he had assumed. The Strollers His incredulous senses wanted to sing out in exultation, but he forced himself to demur with surly obduracy. The Roof Tree Soon afterwards he repeated his suggestion, and meeting with a like repulse, showed some symptoms of displeasure at my obduracy. Typee Perhaps even this crime might have been condoned had it not been for his obduracy when, in the disguise of the old woman Thok, he was called upon to shed a tear for Balder. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Magdalene had still to learn this lesson painfully: that she was slow in learning it, proved the strength and obduracy of her will. Not Like Other Girls To Ranny's amazement, the old Humming-bird bore himself in those days of stress, not with that peculiar savage obduracy that distinguished his more insignificant hostilities, but with a certain sad and fine insistence. The Combined Maze The man stood off looking at her with a love that was almost awe, with an admiration that was almost idolatry, but the obduracy persisted in his eyes. The Roof Tree We could not afford to quarrel, but the man's obduracy angered me. Hurricane Island But no; the old obduracy was on him. Somehow Good The longer the interview accorded by the Home Secretary to the chairman of the Defense Committee, the greater the hope his obduracy was melting. The Big Bow Mystery The fixed obduracy of her father, the generous conduct of the Simpsons, the constancy of Alonzo, filled her heart with inexpressible sensations. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father But Sally Turk clutched the arm of Will Turk's wife in fingers that were tight with the obduracy of despair. The Roof Tree In the wolf’s visage, there was no one trait of clemency: every feature bespoke the obduracy of unrelenting cruelty. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness When last I saw you, you were lamenting, the obduracy of some fair one, if I remember right.” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The Delaware, whose name in English signified "Hard Heart," an appellation that the French had translated into "Le Cœur-dur," forgot the obduracy of purpose, which had probably obtained him so significant a title. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 She intended to yield nothing, but to prepare such a parade of force that her obduracy would command submission. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era "You are a tantalising little devil," said James, his dull brain seeking vainly a clue to the cause of Flamby's obduracy. The Orchard of Tears Then, too, there is so little hope of reform, not merely because on this point men are utterly obdurate, but because it is impossible for their reformers even to understand their obduracy. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Once more, Jesus wept when He thought of the impenitence and obduracy of the human heart. Memories of Bethany Afflictions sent by Providence melt the constancy of the noble-minded but confirm the obduracy of the vile. Pearls of Thought Council still was obdurate, and by that obduracy the franchise of the Consumers’ Electric Company, said franchise being controlled by the Consolidated Illuminating and Power Company, became null and void. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man If the heretic refused to abjure, his obduracy put an end to the judge's leniency, and withdrew him at once from his jurisdiction. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church At the same moment Owen turned, his face flushed, and full of emotion, but the obduracy gone. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster But still she did not give way, to the great annoyance of Madame Astier, who had no conception of the real cause of her obduracy. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 She was herself frightened at the boy’s savage obduracy, his self-centred insistence on his imaginings, his hardness and impatience and contempt of all restraint. The Goose Man Torella had used a thousand artifices to administer to my comfort; I had detected and scorned them all—and I reaped the harvest of my obduracy. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 The twenty-first book itself would be written with the direct purpose of softening his mistress's obduracy. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Negro suffrage being thus made a necessity by the obduracy of those who were in control of the South, it became a subsequent necessity to adopt the Fifteenth Amendment. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist He said that their blindness and obduracy were quite indescribable. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago Seek not to detain me, Leander," she said; "for, goddess as I am, I am drooping under this persistent obduracy. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance Mr. Graham recovered; but his old pride and obduracy did not come back. The Telegraph Boy Midway through the book its alleged author—Henry Willobie—is introduced in his own person as an ardent admirer, and the last twenty-nine of the cantos rehearse his woes and Avisa’s obduracy. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles I could scarcely suppose him ignorant of what had occurred; and, if aware of the sad event, his obduracy was unmanly to a degree that filled me with disgust. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. The truth was forced upon the most reluctant, that the root of England's obduracy was in the king personally, and that further supplications were useless. History of the United States, Volume 2 The judge's obduracy, though wholly wicked on his part, may have been ultimately advantageous to the widow. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern With the last of these punishments he at this moment threatens the heroine of our story, nor is it likely that his obduracy can be softened except by a well applied fee. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency He had touched her, and found her human,—deliciously, distractingly human, but with a streak of obduracy which history has attributed to the Quakers under persecution. Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) Anger and irritation can do much to harden the obduracy of any party conviction, especially whilst in the centre of fiery partisans. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. His obduracy, with which you are acquainted, has exceedingly increased. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Rule nine ordained the public posting of the defaulter's name, his suspension in default of payment, and, in case of continued obduracy or poverty, his expulsion. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray "What do you talk your hog-latin to me for?" cried the cripple, who, throughout the address, betrayed the most illiterate obduracy; and, with an incensed look, anew he swung himself. The Confidence-Man But hers was not the calmness of obduracy, but of innocence. Rattlin the Reefer He informed such of his friends as dared to approach him after mass, that the perversity and obduracy of his wife were beyond all endurance on his part. All's Well Alice's Victory It was clear that his obduracy in the matter of taking her down the fall had been due to a regard for her safety. The Gold Trail Delessert preferred increasing his offer to this advice, and gradually advanced to 100 francs, without in the least softening Jean Souday's obduracy. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 Volume 17, New Series, June 19, 1852 All however agree, that no man who ever sat on the bench deserved the imputation of "obduracy" less than Baron Graham. Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Every form of torture was in vain employed to vanquish his obduracy; the bones of his legs were broken into small pieces in the boot. The Necessity of Atheism But whether this was owing to her own obduracy, or to somewhat of that enmity which often subsists between professors of the same liberal art, I have no means of discovering. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel They argued with him but his obduracy stood unaffected. A Pagan of the Hills It is needless to dwell upon the fury manifested by Delessert, the cool obduracy of the notary, or the cynical comments of the clerk. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 Volume 17, New Series, June 19, 1852 That night it was that, all in tears at the Indian's obduracy, she owned that he was her own brother, not merely a cousin, and together they had all gone back toward Frayne. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Tempers vary as to obduracy, and circumstances vary. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg But he could not see that his words made much impression, and he finally left his guest, lamenting his obduracy and ignorance. Choice Readings for the Home Circle For such as these, life held something, but for her, she was sure in her obduracy of inexperience, there was no objective. A Pagan of the Hills Yet beneath her obduracy was some vague note of commiseration which he could not understand. Never-Fail Blake Her father no longer poured hurricanes of wrath upon her for her obduracy. The Swindler and Other Stories There by the Lord’s pleasure, the Tinguianes of that visita, who had never consented to build a church, nor have the father visit them, at length, through the Lord’s mercy, ceased their obduracy. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Again I rapped, this time with greater impatience over the delay, but not the slightest sound rewarded the effort Shivering there in my wet clothes, the stubborn obduracy of the fellow awakened my anger. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War The dragon is at last stung to death by his own malice; but how many periods of torture it may take to remove all sin, must depend upon sin's obduracy. Pulpit and Press He deplored its limitations and its obduracy, its "little culture and no ideas." Matthew Arnold The garde listened to his demand for a separate compartment with the dejection of a capable French attendant who is ever ready with joint commiseration and obduracy. The Husbands of Edith All the "reality", they say, all the force, obduracy, and fertility of nature subsist undiminished after we discover that this reality resides, and can only reside, in the fixed order of our experience. Some Turns of Thought in Modern Philosophy Five Essays But a glance at conditions may explain the cause of his obduracy. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The kind woman retired dismayed,—she could not understand such obduracy,—and her husband felt rebuffed. The Deserter The longer the interview accorded by the Home Secretary to the chairman of the Defence Committee, the greater the hope his obduracy was melting. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes The slaveholders' rebellion has softened the obduracy of manufactured prejudice, and necessity has become allied with humanity. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 She had anticipated obduracy, but there was none. For Woman's Love Testimony in support of this inference P. Sybarite received within the next few minutes, when the boy's temper abruptly veered from good-natured obduracy to open irritation. The Day of Days An Extravaganza Nothing mellows the heart like sorrow; nothing so softens the obduracy of our natures as experience. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Even the coolest and most practised lawyers had not been free from this emotion, and they declared that they had never witnessed such obduracy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 Miss White, being left to think over these things, was beginning to believe that, after all, her obduracy was not likely to be of much service to her. Macleod of Dare No second blow was needed, for he fell to the ground dead, thus ending his disobedience and obduracy. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The dock warehouses opposite the tavern offered me their high backs in a severer and apparently an endless obduracy. London River The strikingly handsome betrayer leant in sullen and gloomy silence against the mantel-piece, ready to treat all advances with stern and defiant obduracy. The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal To have no fear of God before one's eyes, is expressive of great obduracy in sin; of the last grade of depravity. Sermons on Various Important Subjects I was about to remonstrate against the exclusiveness of the “Puffs,” when recollecting the proverbial obduracy of waiters, I contented myself with buttoning my coat. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841 “Shall there be no punishment for this obduracy?” asks kindly Mother Church, her eyes red with weeping for the hard-heartedness of her children. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 9, 1841 So the leaven of democracy is working through difficulties of surpassing obduracy and resolving situations that seemed, in the past, to be beyond human achievement. The Reconstructed School I also knew that if the king held Hamilton responsible for Frances's obduracy, means would be found of putting him out of the way, if his Majesty could but get hands on him. The Touchstone of Fortune Many a secret meeting followed; a final joint appeal ultimately broke down the obduracy of the parents; and once again Sheridan led his bride to the altar, to make her finally and securely his own. Love Romances of the Aristocracy Almoran, though he was terrified, was not humbled; and he stood expecting the event, whether evil or good, rather with obduracy than courage. Almoran and Hamet Here, too, the wonders of mechanical skill are placed in striking juxtaposition with the wonders of Nature, whose obduracy has been so signally overcome. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 He sat in massive obduracy, relentlessly watching his sister's worn white face. Greatheart For I had no doubt in my mind that, whatever it might be which they acknowledged, obduracy and inflexible obstinacy, at all events should be punished. The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History I could trace in it the same obduracy which nature vainly pleaded to remove.—In other matters my heart is resolute;—here an errant coward.—No! Barford Abbey The tyrant was moved with her distress; for unfeeling obduracy is the vice only of the old, whose sensibility has been worn away by the habitual perpetration of reiterated wrongs. Almoran and Hamet The moment she jeopardized his prestige before the world, or interfered with his scheme of success, she would meet rock-like obduracy, both before and after marriage. A Young Girl's Wooing The amazing delays in the construction of the town hall were characteristic of the city, originating as they did not from sloth or indecision but from the obduracy of the human will. The Roll-Call Thus do Dorothy's suitors, one by one, recover and cease to lament her obduracy. The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54 You are a person of extraordinary obduracy," he said, "for one of your years. Miriam Monfort A Novel Sometimes, he came accompanied by his partner, though more frequently alone, but ever with the same purpose,—namely, that of protesting the violence of his passion, and seeking to soften her obduracy. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance I cannot believe you so altered in two months as to choose obduracy and misery, when pardon, and in time confidence and love, are offered in their stead. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 But I was by no means certain, that I should consent to go out of the world in silence, the victim of this man's obduracy and art. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are The Delaware, whose name in English signified "Hard Heart," an appellation that the French had translated into "le Coeur-dur," forgot that obduracy of purpose, which had probably obtained him so significant a title. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 To see a coffee mill in your dreams, denotes you are approaching a critical danger, and all your energy and alertness will have to stand up with obduracy to avert its disastrous consequences. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition She will listen with a tranquil air, and the spectacle of her obduracy will drive me to some desperate act. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale So in her bosom even now; the strongest qualities she possessed, long turned upon themselves, became a heap of obduracy, that rose against a friend. Hard Times But the repeal was accompanied with a salvo to British obduracy in the form of a declaration that Parliament had "the right to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever." James Otis, the pre-revolutionist For a long time she refused to tell me, with splendid obduracy; but I was as determined as she; so at last she made conditions. Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman In close captivity Thou art; nor ever hope to break thy chain, Unless thou soften thy obduracy. Orlando Furioso The struggle between them, Frances constant in her obduracy, lasted several months. She Stands Accused Mr. Wycherley," said his companion, with far more asperity, "the vanity and obduracy of a cruel father have forced me to the adoption of this desperate measure. The Certain Hour The answer with which these appeals have been met by the rulers of Russia is only too well known to the civilised world, but the obduracy of Pharoah has called forth the plagues of Egypt. The Forged Coupon By this hand, thou thinkest me as far in the devil's book as thou and Falstaff for obduracy and persistency: let the end try the man. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Membré had been living for some time in the Indian camp, and was thoroughly out of humor with the objects of his missionary efforts, of whose obduracy and filth he bitterly complained. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 From that moment, however, the heart of the virgin lost its obduracy, and nothing interposed between Harvey and his happiness, but his own want of observation. The Spy He took the water, drank it, and turned from the woman with the obduracy of one who never suffered feeling to divert him from the pursuit of gain. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Her humiliation, intreaties, and dread of want, excited sensations of triumph and obduracy, but not of compassion, in the bosom of the man of God. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor He looked down at her with a smile on his face, not very much alarmed by her obduracy. The Lovels of Arden If not, the perversion of his mind and the obduracy of his heart are to me wholly incomprehensible! Anna St. Ives By this hand, thou think'st me as far in the devil's book as thou and Falstaff for obduracy and persistency: let the end try the man. The Man Shakespeare Not so; depend upon it, a letter was left upon her pin-cushion announcing her removal with you, and in the most approved heroic style arraigning the obduracy of her unsympathetic grandchildren. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes Does the example of such a man nobly bearing up against the pressures that surrounded him inflict obduracy on our hearts? Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey He had touched her and found her human, deliciously, distractingly human, but with a streak of that obduracy which history has attributed to the Quakers under persecution. In Exile and Other Stories After Washington's success in the Jerseys, the obduracy, and malevolence of the Royalists subsided in some measure. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched I can see his face of mild, ridiculous despair, at this moment, and appreciate, better than I could then, how awfully cruel he must have felt my obduracy to be. Our Old Home A Series of English Sketches A Series of English Sketches Like some perverse ox in the yoke, he stiffens his neck, and stands the very picture of brute obduracy. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes First, for Thorwald's sake; for I had been thinking the doctor's obduracy was proving a poor reward for our friend's great kindness to us. Daybreak; a Romance of an Old World The Provost, while the Duke is lamenting the obduracy of the prisoner, cries out, After him, fellows, &c. and, when they are gone out, turns again to the Duke. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies His obduracy made no impression on her, for she was free from doubts. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories A little group of students who had accepted Loe's principles joined him in this obduracy, going so far as to strip the gowns from the persons of willing wearers. The Tryal of William Penn and William Mead for Causing a Tumult at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey in London the 1st, 3d, 4th, and 5th of September 1670 In those days I asked in amazement why this thing was not done, and talked the usual nonsense about the obduracy and stupidity of the world. Mankind in the Making I had much of his own obduracy of resolution, and Heaven had decreed that my sin should be my punishment, though not to the extent which my transgression merited. Rob Roy — Volume 01 The ancient forms of mourning were observed in Glenallan House, notwithstanding the obduracy with which the members of the family were popularly supposed to refuse to the dead the usual tribute of lamentation. The Antiquary — Volume 02 The châtelain, who felt his own practised obduracy of feeling strangely giving way before the innocent and guileless faith of Christine, was not unwilling himself to change the direction of the inquiries. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Should these remonstrances fail, the son must mourn in silence the obduracy of the parents. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations But Vathek, in his obduracy, went on, and at length arrived at the mountain which contains the vast ruins of Istakar and the entrance to the realm of Eblis. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction The dragon is at last stung to death by his own malice; but how many periods of self-torture it may take to remove all sin and its effects, must depend upon its obduracy. Pulpit and Press (6th Edition) But the paternal words were spoken in vain, and the legates also who were sent by the Pope to Constantinople were powerless to move the obduracy of the patriarch. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) He chafed impatiently and angrily at Mara's obduracy, which, nevertheless, only increased his love for her. The Earth Trembled From this time Claire and Byron wrote letters of recrimination to each other, which, considering Byron's obduracy against the feelings of the mother, Shelley and Mary came to hold as tyrannically unfeeling. Mrs. Shelley The pertinacity of Sarah, and her obduracy, alarmed the notary. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 But have I not also suffered from the obduracy of your father, who broke our marriage? Mysteries of Paris, V3 I trust, madam," said Lord Ruthven, "my being unacceptable to your presence will not add to your obduracy of resolution. The Abbot I mean not to vindicate his obduracy, yet I wish it were possible it could be surmounted. Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 Braddock, after a show of obduracy, finally had consented to make an effort to see his wife before visiting his wrath upon Colonel Grand. The Rose in the Ring Nor need you expatiate to me upon the obduracy of the Aylett pride. At Last He is distant enough, but I can read his very thoughts, and he thinks me obduracy itself. An Original Belle They had all known Larry Twentyman's intentions and aspirations, and had generally condemned the young lady's obduracy, thinking, and not being slow to say, that she would live to repent her perversity. The American Senator Steele felt with great sensibility the obduracy of his creditor, but with emotions of sorrow rather than of anger. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1 But he could not see that his words made much impression, and he finally left his guest, lamenting his ignorance and obduracy. The Lights and Shadows of Real Life One day, surprised and hurt by this continued obduracy, the chaplain retired with an audible sigh. It Is Never Too Late to Mend To have effected that would have required a strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature. Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society In order that these scoundrels may persist in their obduracy! The Widow Lerouge The vision came forward, smiling, and, Podstadsky dashing away his tears, passed in one instant from the heights of saving repentance to the unfathomable depths of hopeless obduracy. Joseph II. and His Court Ethel felt deeply the obduracy and pride of these answers; her eyes filled with tears, and her hopes failed. The Trial And yet it is he," said Gardiner, "who confirms these heretics in their obduracy and stiff-neckedness. Henry VIII and His Court The dragon is at last stung to death by his own malice; but how many periods 569:27 of torture it may take to remove all sin, must depend upon sin's obduracy. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures Now the rumour of the obduracy of this undaunted convict who had been recalled to her by the clergyman at their strange interview, had reached Sylvia's ears. For the Term of His Natural Life Forgive me my obduracy, as from my soul I forgive you. Joseph II. and His Court However, he first betook himself to Ahab with the purpose of overcoming the obduracy of the people, upon whom the famine had made no impression. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 "You will drive us to use the torture upon you so that we may loosen your tongue!" snarled Vasquez fiercely, enraged by my obduracy. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series Yet all the while the little gimlet that men call conscience was patiently drilling its way through the wall of obduracy behind which Desmond's wounded pride had taken cover. Okewood of the Secret Service "So your spring ploughing is all done," she said at last, desisting from her attempt to soften his sullen obduracy, "and you have been working harder than I knew." The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields "Enough," cried the empress, as much excited by her son's obduracy as by Josepha's touching confession. Joseph II. and His Court Driven from the faces of the house by the obduracy of the material, they took refuge in the porch and on the roof. The Pioneers Before he was out of sight Mrs. Mumpson betook herself to the rocking chair and began to expatiate on the blindness and obduracy of men in general and of Mr. Holcroft in particular. He Fell in Love with His Wife He had then felt sure that the man would go and would take his wife with him, but he did not even yet know the obduracy and the cleverness and the impregnability of his son-in-law. The Prime Minister Female sighs, male obduracies, and other domestic phenomena, are to be imagined in consequence. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 He seemed to remember having seen signs of obduracy at his last interview with her. Resurrection Soon afterwards he repeated his suggestion, and meeting with a little repulse, showed some symptoms of displeasure at my obduracy. Typee Empty words," she said, "idle protestations, which are but used to hide the obduracy of your resentment. Chronicles of the Canongate The obduracy of the Whartons might probably be owing to these two accidents. The Prime Minister Alas! she was unable to return his passion, and she lamented her own obduracy with characteristic humour. A Book of Scoundrels Pharaoh persisted in his obduracy, even after Moses and Aaron had performed the miracle of the rod. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 Partly they persisted in their obduracy of heart because Noah had made known to them that the flood would not descend so long as the pious Methuselah sojourned among them. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 |
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