| 单词 | pertinacity |
| 例句 | But in the end Buck’s pertinacity was rewarded; for the wolf, finding that no harm was intended, finally sniffed noses with him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z It is only the pertinacity of the mind/body dichotomy that sustains the notion that a sufficient biological account of the brain would be reductionist in the negative sense. Marilynne Robinson: Can science solve life's mysteries? 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z That sensibility more or less aligned with the mood of Clinton, whose efforts had the patient pertinacity of someone trying to make a case for something reasonable at the D.M.V. The First Debate of the Twitter Election 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Barnes’s Shostakovich is less emotionally violent, more lightly sarcastic: “Being a coward required pertinacity, persistence, a refusal to change—which made it, in a way, a kind of courage.” Julian Barnes and the Shostakovich Wars 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z In many ways, he was like a north star, his effervescent personality and endearing pertinacity emitting a guiding light through the sport’s most transitional times. How Jeff Grosso helped create skateboarding culture and remained a Southern California legend until the end 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Well-practiced in the art of pertinacity, he shrugs at the memory of his demotion, writing it off as another lesson from which to learn. Kings' Jaret Anderson-Dolan is determined to play full season in NHL 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z While this pertinacity draws its share of detracts, it also helped the Englishman force his way into a favorable -- and likely, proper -- ruling at the PGA Championship. PGA Championship 2017: Ian Poulter gets heated with official after suspect ruling - Golf Digest 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z He may have known the pertinacity of the late patroness; and it was perhaps with resignation and without surprise that he confirmed her election as prioress on the death of the harassed Agnes. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Into the little town of Morseiul had been early introduced the doctrines of Calvin, and the inhabitants clung to those doctrines with peculiar pertinacity. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Half the lamentable mischances with which our ears are from time to time shocked, are due to the pertinacity with which ladies will cling to this murderous safety stirrup. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z There was a noble pertinacity in the “Little Giant.” Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z We will never protect you in your errors and pertinacity. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The soil was probably prepared for its reception by remains of the older Manich�ism which, with strange pertinacity, long maintained itself in secret after its public manifestation had been completely suppressed. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Only cultivate that dogged pertinacity of Gad, which has no thought of ultimate defeat, but rallies cheerfully and resolutely after every discomfiture. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z There was a pertinacity in Lord Dewry's rudeness that offended Manners; but he gave no way to his anger. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z Often I sat for hours, and did nothing, thinking with painful pertinacity of that one question, "How should I restore happiness to my little sister?" The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z One great ground of confidence and support has, indeed, been struck from under my feet; but I have made it up to myself by proportionable pertinacity of opinion. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z The Indians, with unexampled pertinacity, had pressed the siege since the beginning of May; but at length their constancy began to fail. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z If the skill and pertinacity with which Holstein carried through his plans in these matters was learned in the school of Bismarck, he had not acquired Bismarck’s faculty for foreseeing their ulterior consequences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z But it must not be supposed that this pertinacity, if it may so be called, in pursuit of designs he had already formed, proceeded from what the world calls obstinacy. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defense in a moment of surprise. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Coleridge used to tell me, that this pertinacity was owing to a want of sympathy with others. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z Even the earthquake of Lisbon is brought in; yet with whimsical pertinacity, Pangloss clings to his flimsy philosophy. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Hence, he was found using the words God, soul, Christ, etc., with all the pertinacity of a divine, and scandalising his friends by taking out his diploma as a preacher. Life and Character of Richard Carlile 2012-03-14T02:00:25.327Z With true Scottish pertinacity, Rae set the pace for his men and then outdid them all in turn. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z To the grasping pertinacity of this solicitor, the world is indebted for the sixty years' labor of Jeremy Bentham in the cause of law reform. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z But it was only for a moment; she knew—knew far better than he did—that the even-tempered feminine pertinacity would always in the end have its way. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z It was this, and their great perversity and pertinacity in dissensions, which had caused the priests whom they had had to leave them. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 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, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z He could see he was on the verge of physical collapse, and he wondered if his mind was not tottering too; his pertinacity had something weird and astonishing in it. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Much acrimony of feeling is engendered in this way—pertinacity often causing an unpleasant conclusion to what was begun in entire good-feeling. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z In Parliament, the measure was discussed to its dregs; the friends of immediate Abolition striving to remedy its defects—the West India interest contesting every clause and comma with heroic pertinacity. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The Emperor, who had formed a personal acquaintance with the celebrated naturalist during his sojourn in Switzerland, pursued with customary pertinacity his favorite idea of alluring M. Agassiz to Paris. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Charnock, with a pertinacity which was only equalled by his absence of mind, was trying to force his hand into Mrs. Warriner's glove. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Thither also, by dint of much pertinacity, for which I had grave reason to thank him afterwards, he had haled me for instruction in the art. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Indeed, so eager was each in the maintenance of his own ground, as scarcely to heed the arguments of his opponents, except as furnishing a fresh impulse for advancing his own with increasing pertinacity. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z No remedies have been carried out, and the islanders cling with extraordinary pertinacity to customs which are notoriously abused and to priveleges which are opposed to fair-dealing. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z In an undertaking so exceptional as this was it was unavoidable that unexpected difficulties should from time to time arise, as they often did, yet only to be overcome by decision and pertinacity. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z "You are laughing, no doubt, at my pertinacity, and it is true that our acquaintanceship is very slight," said he. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Endeavoring to seem indifferent to their departure, I ploughed on, with a pertinacity far beyond anything I possess in a waking state, through the middle of my lecture. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z At least, that was true in certain provinces, where the orders of El Presidente were being carried into effect with ardor and pertinacity. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z What is really admirable indeed is the pertinacity and concentration of this strange, dogged race, and their devotion, indeed subjection, to their chief; they were a political Company of Jesus. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z This very much annoyed her neat, particular, and precise daughter, who kept dusting her daintily, and trying to wipe it off, and drawing her mother's attention to it with great pertinacity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z But on one occasion Gonzalo treated the subject with more seriousness and greater pertinacity than usual. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z It displays great pertinacity in pursuit of its prey which it will chase for a long while, skimming along a few feet above the ground. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z From this pertinacity I concluded that Miss Farington was perhaps not so entirely free from human curiosity and perhaps feminine jealousy as she would have liked me to suppose. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z That they had succeeded in securing a good deal of the stock was largely due to Vane’s pertinacity, and said something for his acumen; but both had been trained in a very hard school. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z With pertinacity you can overcome the preliminary defects and once thoroughly interested, the work in books becomes a pastime. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z I laughed, as usual, with the lady over the pertinacity of folk in thinking we were married. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z I want no greater proof of the corruption of human nature than the pertinacity with which we seek happiness where happiness cannot be found. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z It was thus that he waited with the unvarying purpose and pertinacity of a man who knew and appreciated his own value at its proper worth. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z In habits and food the Surf Scoter resembles the common species, deriving its name from the pertinacity with which it selects, as its feeding-ground, a sandy beach over which surf rolls. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z They flit around him like flies; they thrust the fruit in his face; they pester him with their pertinacity. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z She remembered afterwards his wearying pertinacity till she had finished what he brought her. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z The Sparrow-hawk which measures from twelve to fifteen inches long is a terror to smaller birds, showing great pertinacity in their pursuit. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The scheme seemed complicated, but San Martin was one of those rare geniuses born with a capacity for taking infinite pains, and his pertinacity was indefatigable. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z This was the end; his name and his pertinacity here ceased. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z She remembered the Jewess's pertinacity and curiosity for curiosity's sake. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z Enghien’s pertinacity had not achieved a decision with the sword, but Mercy had been so severely punished that he was unable to interfere with his opponent’s new plan of campaign. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z They will pursue the poor animal with unwearied pertinacity, lacerating it incessantly with their beaks and talons, until it falls exhausted with fatigue and loss of blood. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z He entered her service and proved to be an enthusiast of rare pertinacity. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z No. 'The old books, the cold pedantry, and sluggish pertinacity of Theobald,' never excited the serious contempt or indignation of mankind. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z Indeed, of late, his daring and pertinacity had won her admiration as well as sympathy, and that led her to the question what his aspirations pointed to. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z The demoralizing quality of such stuff as 'The Straight Road,' which is forced upon us with increasing pertinacity, is its denial of kindness, its evading of obligation. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z He never leaves his hold, when once he has got it, while life lasts, hence he has become the type of obstinate pertinacity; and unflinching courage. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z With such scrupulous pertinacity is the privacy of the inner life of the Hindoo society observed. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The King, astonished at the woman's pertinacity, resolved at last to send for a valuer, to look at the books, who declared them to be well worth the money. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z He was not by nature a lounger, and was endued with a certain pertinacity, which had, however, only led him into difficulties hitherto, or he would probably never have come out to Canada. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z In old people it almost always does return, and often with distressing severity and pertinacity. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z This spoke much for British pluck and pertinacity. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Leonie, too, who did not seem to share her mother's enthusiasm for accepting the ducal hospitality, pressed the point with some pertinacity. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z To be sure, the substitution of "marginis" for "littoris" would obviate all controversy; but as the objection has been started, and urged with some pertinacity, it may be worth while to consider it. Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-12T02:00:27.427Z Catherine, on hearing of Olivier's choice, proposed Birague for the post of Chancellor, and urged her request with great pertinacity. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z They were after me, the emissaries of the unknown, and their pertinacity was astonishing. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Well as he spoke it, he spoke it immoderately, even exorbitantly, when the mood was upon him, and the mood was upon him, in a loquacious sense, with considerable pertinacity. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z To this system of moderation, much beyond that of the age in which she lived, Mary adhered, “with singular pertinacity, to the end of her life.” Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z But the true age of inquisitiveness when questions are fired off with wondrous rapidity and pertinacity seems to be ushered in with the fourth year. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z He was a fellow of powerful build, and he was annoyed and angry at the pertinacity of their pursuer. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z For if the young birds come to maturity they will remain in that immediate locality for months, working every hedge and copse and ditch with cruel pertinacity. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Both Hallett and I wondered whether his pertinacity would make any impression. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z But Jacqueline held to her notion with the most singular and startling pertinacity. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z A good deal of the more reckless kind of children's asking, when one question is followed by another with an irritating pertinacity, appears to be of this formal and lifeless character. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z I am puzzled among other things by their pertinacity. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The third of the great isolated powers of which I speak is personified to-day 67 by the grand old man whom an heroic pertinacity, henceforward to be traditional, keeps a prisoner at the Vatican. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z With the pertinacity of his race he still clung to the Reid alliance. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z I cannot at this moment think of that memorable night without wondering at the pertinacity with which ill-luck clings to us when once it has fastened upon us. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z It is probable that the contagion adheres with particular pertinacity to all secretions and discharges from sick animals. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z The losses on both sides afforded ample testimony to the splendid courage of the Englishmen and the gallant pertinacity of the French. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Then having been informed of the Emperor's pertinacity in rejecting medicine, he urged him to give up this fatal obstinacy, remarking, "that he feared God would consider it absolutely suicidal." The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z He had stood up for what he believed to be his rights, had asserted his opinions with courage and pertinacity; and yet, for some reason, he was anything but satisfied. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z But he had enemies whose pertinacity equalled his, and they soon aroused the suspicions of a monarch whose chief weakness was a disinclination to trust others or cultivate loyalty in himself. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z The young man laughed a little at her pertinacity. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z She would have honoured this man for his splendid pertinacity, and have wiped all else from the slate. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z His legal success had hinged less upon ability than upon dogged pertinacity. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z The success of M. Combes in his campaign against the Church was an example of what energy and pertinacity can do. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Just here is where the masculine pertinacity is valuable. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z In some of these cases by pertinacity and the spending of more money a triumphant judgment will be obtained by the fly against the spider. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z It greeted me with grinning pertinacity everywhere I looked. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z By dint of pertinacity and tact, however, she pieced together the following narrative.— For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z The pertinacity with which some of his co-religionists set to work to show that he had been irregularly condemned seemed to justify the latter proposition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z For a long time Pauline clung, with the soft pertinacity which was part of her character, to the hope that "poor dear Augustus" might yet inherit the Castlecombe acres, and resume his place in society. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z Davidson, at least, could not come back to trouble him, and Tony knew that his daughter, whom he had done no wrong, did not possess her father’s pertinacity. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Still their greater pertinacity, the inheritance of all Britons, the art of colonizing and the mystic veneration which all that is foreign, always inspires in the lower classes, made their missionary endeavours rather successful. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z He has been called the founder of French criticism; he had pertinacity, courage, and a passionate love for the French language. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Piteous details are accumulated with remorseless pertinacity upon the head of the unfortunate Uliva, in order to increase the pathos of her situation. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z "Of course it is," said Lady Eleanor; "who could mistake the garrulous pertinacity of that little thing that gesticulates at every step, or the plodding patience of his melancholy associate?" The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z By his readiness, and pertinacity, and bitterness, he completely wore out his adversaries23, and earned the reputation of being, if not the most eloquent, at least the most stubborn speaker among the Romans. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Clayborne defended his claims with pertinacity for several years, and was not brought to submission to the new grantee, till he had harassed the infant colony with commotions, and even prepared to make depredations. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z The project was opposed by the one person with a pertinacity that Julian was sure could mean only one thing. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The contest was fought with great vigour and pertinacity on both sides, and the result was a victory, though a slight one, for the Liberal Party. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z "I believe not," said Helen, smiling at the pertinacity of his curiosity. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Leonora's selfishness breaks out perpetually; and, alas! it is of the most inveterate, incurable kind: everything that is immediately or remotely connected with self she loves, and loves with the most provoking pertinacity. Leonora 2011-03-22T02:00:21.627Z When once young Trevor had taken an idea into his mind, he was wont to hold it with a pertinacity which savoured of obstinacy. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z To this name, given to her in such an unkindly spirit, Mona clings with singular pertinacity. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Then having been informed of the emperor's pertinacity in rejecting medicine, he urged him to give up this fatal obstinacy, remarking, "that he feared God would consider it absolutely suicidal." Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z However, he would seem to be a youth of no little pertinacity, so he gave orders for him to be shown in. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z "You don't know where she's gone?" he inquired with characteristic pertinacity and an indifference to what she had said, absolutely stony. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Those busiest of all British Columbian explorers, the "prospectors," have found much of this system too difficult even for their pertinacity. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z They besieged the bakers and vendors of flour with the same pertinacity as during the period of the former factitious and transient abundance, produced by the first tariff of Antony Ferrer. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z His mother being unable to resist his pertinacity said, “Then, child, take it, and be off.” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z Abe floundered behind, keeping them in sight with the pertinacity of a dog, and he ate the bread that Straight threw to him with a dog’s mute gratitude. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Absentees were followed and fined with an almost relentless pertinacity. Bygone Church Life in Scotland 2011-01-14T03:00:48.713Z Still, I knew your infernal pertinacity, and made myself as scarce as possible in a very short space of time. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z The last few days, the colonel noticed, they had been followed by a pale, bull-necked individual, six feet tall, who tried with stupid pertinacity to attract Lilly's attention. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z She often attributed to him the misery which had befallen them, saying, “Had it not been for your pertinacity, your father and uncles would not have been deprived of their liberty.” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z At last it grew too plain that his pertinacity had serious purpose behind it. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z The pertinacity of the question seemed to irritate the young man. The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z But she used such endearments, and kept to her point with such pertinacity, that he gave in. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z To a man who loved sport, but not slaughter, it was a revolting sight; yet fascinating as well, by reason of the skill and pertinacity which these savages displayed in their task of blood. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z It was your pertinacity that caused your father and uncles to be dragged to prison in bonds.” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z The pertinacity and cunning of the scheme’s anonymous author gave promise of eventfulness hereafter. The Law of Hemlock Mountain The government of the United States had protested for nearly fifty years against the agreement, and this pertinacity, together with the changed conditions since the Spanish-American War, may have weighed with the British government. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise It was held from 1691 to 1694 with great courage and pertinacity by twenty Jacobites, who in the end capitulated on highly honourable terms. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis No man ever followed the prescription of his physician with more pertinacity and faithfulness than young Theodore. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician The Knights pursued these powers with most unchristianlike vengeance, pertinacity, and success. The Story of Malta In some degree, isolated from her other kindred, she had in her loneliness found a son, and the pertinacity with which she thenceforth clung to him was something remarkable. The Home Life of Poe The curiosity of the idiot was excited by observing the pertinacity with which the bailiffs kept close to the lapidary, who would not part with the body of his child. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 He used to assure Michael, when toward two o'clock of the next afternoon he extracted himself from bed, that he devoted himself with the greatest pertinacity to obtaining definite news of Lily Haden. Sinister Street, vol. 2 The Swedes, though losing one General after another, kept the field and maintained their claims with unceasing pertinacity. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Direct questioning found a trail of broken narrative and followed it with a hound's pertinacity, until the story rounded into some sort of shape. The Tempering Like the rest of the species, it is remarkable for the pertinacity with which it retains the bite which it has once taken. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Returning to France in 1815, he commanded a division on the French left wing at Waterloo and attacked Hougomont with great pertinacity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" "But I 'm not to hear who this man is?" said she, with a strange pertinacity. Tony Butler By the way," continued the other, with a pertinacity which offended Rollo in his present state of mind, "there is great news in the camp. The Firebrand She had craved for incessant action and excitement with a pertinacity that had seemed insatiable. The Gambler A Novel Anecdotes.—Many instances might be mentioned of the pertinacity with which this animal pursues his revenge. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Of late his Lordship had been gradually mending: clear intervals broke through the mist of his clouded faculties, and displayed him, for the time, in all his wonted self-importance, irritability, and pertinacity. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) His pertinacity was like that of a wolf. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Then, with a pertinacity which could not yield, the lady in charge requested that a blister might be applied to the back of his neck. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 "Rien ne va plus,"—the hateful words return to him with a pertinacity not to be subdued. Faith and Unfaith One of Ballard's gifts was pertinacity; and after he had told the waiter what to bring, he returned to her question. The King of Arcadia The operation needed skill and pertinacity; for at first the young man resisted it vigorously. The Great Miss Driver The pertinacity of the Regent in questioning us on this subject, made us pause to reflect; presently we expressed the surprise we felt at all these inquiries. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 "His Excellency is at the Council!" at last said the porter, somewhat moved by a pertinacity that had nothing of rudeness in it. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) Really, really, Giacomo," said his friend, "you show in this a most insane pertinacity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 So "by little and little, and by patience with long suffering through God's help thou shalt better overcome, than by hardness and thine own pertinacity." The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation But presently, with the most obstinate pertinacity, he began again, "Which way will he come? tell me!" Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. Mrs. Weldon had a right to his attention, and she exercised that right with the pertinacity of a fly that has to be killed to be got rid of. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel This last gentleman came with the Marquis of Deepdene, and was, with the exception of a certain pertinacity of manner, a very agreeable person. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) Jenny was staggered by the pertinacity of this wooing and made a slip. Carnival She had inherited from her mother a fair skin, flaxen locks, a strong will, and a pertinacity of purpose which might in time develop to disagreeable proportions. Lady Cassandra "My question having the precedence, sir, it will be, perhaps, more regular to answer it first," said Ogden, with a slow pertinacity. One Of Them For they all found fault with her, the boys loudly, Tita quietly, but with a calm pertinacity that always gained its little point. Anne It was apparent they must have had very slender or unsatisfactory evidence, and it is cruel to read with what pertinacity they were required to decide on his case. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West Yet Charles, far from yielding, continued to press the point with such pertinacity, that it seemed likely to lead to an open rupture between the different branches of his family. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Hansgeorge was greatly vexed at Kitty's pertinacity, and always came back to his favorite enjoyment with redoubled zest. Black Forest Village Stories The embassadors again retired with dignity and with courtesy, yet with reserve indicative of deep displeasure at the pertinacity of the Spaniards. Hernando Cortez Makers of History But although he thus restrained himself, he still continued to meet her, as Miss Vanhorn, with equal pertinacity, continued to send her niece to meet him. Anne The allusion was with reference to the manner in which Travers made her acquaintance in the Bristol packet, and the cool assurance of which, she, with most womanly pertinacity, had not yet forgiven. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago The independent people of these provinces urged their own claims with a pertinacity, and criticized the conduct of their rulers with a bluntness, that was little grateful to the ear of majesty. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 If pertinacity meant success in life, Tom Darlington would no doubt reach the top of the ladder. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine The pertinacity of P. T. in endeavouring to persuade the bookseller to commit himself to a lie was as gratuitous as it was shameless, for he had no interest in the deception he urged. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Like another Ajax, he took enemy after enemy on his single shield, and by his pertinacity and perseverance, he succeeded in beating them all. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 It was, then, with a studied pertinacity that Nina proceeded to arrange drawers and fold dresses, and fifty other similar duties, the discharge of which she saw was torturing her mistress. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "None," said she, blushing at the pertinacity with which he clung to the theme; "but it's of no consequence." The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The seeming pertinacity of his purpose suggested an equal obstinacy of resistance on my part. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Men put on the grimness of the lion, and think to prevail by strength, but women conquer by pertinacity. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition This game, it may be said, was indulged in with equal spirit and pertinacity on both sides. Border Raids and Reivers By wile and industry and pertinacity he unwinds the tangle of our longshore connections. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war She was oppressed with a sense of impending defeat that grew more and more disquieting as she recalled the stories she had heard of his indomitable will and pertinacity of purpose. The Song of the Wolf There is, however, a pertinacity, I may say a sincerity, in his temper, which somewhat keeps him back. Coelebs In Search of a Wife "How warmly he shook my hand at parting! and how affectionately he bade me farewell, notwithstanding the cold reception he gave me, and the pertinacity with which I rejected his opinions and repelled his advice!" The Lamplighter The correspondence on the treaty closed with Mr. Frelinghuysen's dispatch of November 22, 1883, in which he reiterated with no small degree of bluntness and pertinacity the arguments of his earlier dispatches. The United States and Latin America It may be pertinacity, but to my eye these grey hills, and all this wild Border Country have beauties peculiar to themselves. In the Border Country As their pertinacity increased, so likewise did his pride and resolution. Rulers of India: Akbar "How long you do think about things!" said Moses, impatient at her pertinacity. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine His father sickened in heart, but said nothing; he only staid by his bedside day and night, trying all means to save, with affecting pertinacity. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings "Serjeant Bluestone is not here yet," said the clerk, who was disposed to be annoyed by the man's pertinacity. Lady Anna I saw him give way but once to anger, which was, then, provoked by the most stupid and insolent pertinacity. History of Morgan's Cavalry Dame Partington is clearly outdone by them, in regard to pertinacity of purpose and feebleness of execution. Thoughts on African Colonization Each time I felt all the agonies of her death, and at each accession of the disorder I loved her more dearly and clung to her life with more desperate pertinacity. Home Life of Great Authors Incongruously enough a vein of romance ran through the massive strata of conceit, and intolerance, and vainglory, and pertinacity, and pugnacity that made up the very definite structure of his nature. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories The government would never listen to his plans for saving Wilmington, and rebuked him for his pertinacity. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital You remember the obdurate pertinacity with which he missed fire, and balked the triumphant outburst that should have greeted his success? When Ghost Meets Ghost "It's impossible," said Russell, who, in addition to his fear, began to feel vexation at this woman's pertinacity. A Castle in Spain A Novel But what are we to think of that pertinacity of opinion which he held even with one as great as himself? Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He felt distinctly: she is struggling with herself; and he followed it up with cruel pertinacity. The Son of His Mother The chief distinctive feature of the Parsee dress is the hat, to which the community cling with a pertinacity that would be extraordinary, were it not common. Happy Days for Boys and Girls The rabble of the cities would hear of no upright execution of the provisions respecting the oblivion of past injuries, and resisted with pertinacity the attempt to remove the traces of the old conflict. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 This number eight, and the pertinacity of its recurrence, puzzled him intensely. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion The restlessness of Horace to extricate himself from this “Hydra of Discourse,” the passing friends whom he calls on to assist him, and the glue-like pertinacity of Crispinus, are richly coloured. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors All a man needs in order to win any woman is a little audacity, a little mendacity and plenty of pertinacity. A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl Nothing surprises a stranger in an English colony more than the pertinacity with which our ways, manners, and dress are spread in these outlandish spots. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants Across the ocean, bridged at last by the indomitable pertinacity of art, the granaries of the new world call, in their inexhaustible fecundity for the iron and steel, the implements and engines of the old. A Modern Symposium On this he was defeated, but with rare pertinacity he stuck to his guns, and urged his views upon the Assembly at every opportune and inopportune moment. The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion But to proceed with our Literary Conspiracy, which was conducted by Stuart with a pertinacity of invention perhaps not to be paralleled in literary history. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The experiment of resuscitation has been tried of late years with great pertinacity. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) I beseech of you to pardon the inelegance of my expression, and also my pertinacity in insisting upon some explanation of your manner toward me. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 "Ah—but you must know a great deal about her from Karen," said Betty, who could combine tact with pertinacity; "but she, too, in that respect, is an enthusiast, I suppose." Tante Somebody was knocking and ringing at the doctor's door, not furiously, but with considerable pertinacity. The Camera Fiend The exuberance of his fertile pen, the strangeness and the manner of his subjects, and his pertinacity in voluminous publication, are known, and are nearly unparalleled in literary history. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He proves that two and two make four with a pertinacity which would make him dull, if it were not for his abundance of brilliant illustration. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) These two daring spirits, struggling to attain the same end, were alike in their enthusiasm, their pertinacity, and their devotion to the same cause. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons No signs of life were visible, the window into the ticket office being closed, while from somewhere within the little inclosure, a telegraphic instrument clicked with a cheerful pertinacity that to Rutherford seemed simply exasperating. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West "What answer make you to this charge?" demanded the queen, observing the pertinacity of his silence. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. With the quick perception which made up for her deficiency, his mother read his face, and saw the cause was hopeless; yet with female courage and pertinacity made one effort more. The Rector Affairs went on in Carlingford with the usual commonplace pertinacity of human affairs. The Doctor's Family Their story forms a remarkable testimony to the part of imagination, pertinacity, and courage in winning success. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The quiet pertinacity which characterizes this deliberate murder adds a creditable chapter to the voluminous "Newgate Calendar" of the sixteenth century. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 At length there arrived a day when even Henry's pertinacity was fatigued, and he forgot, merely forgot, to send out the parcel again. A Great Man A Frolic He strove to realise his dream with that dogged pertinacity which is only to be seen in the case of a master passion. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 She saw that once more all her own resolution—the purpose of her heart—would be overborne by the hopeless pertinacity of the unconvincible, unreasoning fool. The Doctor's Family Had he possessed the accurate mind, the patience, and the pertinacity of the Wrights he might have beaten them by half a century. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Time, the great healer of all sufferings, all sorrows, can do much, but memory clings with a pertinacity which defies all Time’s best efforts. The Hound From The North A strong detachment of Stuart's cavalry, consisting of pickets and reserves, opposed our crossing with dogged pertinacity, but finally, yielding to our superior numbers and to the deadly accuracy of our carbines, gave way. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry It is indeed doubtful whether any other railroad combination ever maintained itself longer or pursued its ends with greater pertinacity than this pool. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses What chance had the generous little heart, the hasty temper, the quick and vivacious spirit, against that unwearying, unreasoning pertinacity? The Doctor's Family These are most interesting as showing the pertinacity of religious faith among the most hostile surroundings. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland The prospector shook his head as though sorrowful over her pertinacity. Louisiana Lou A Western Story Cyril's impetuous pertinacity gave her no chance of escape. Lover or Friend And it would appear that at last their pertinacity has met with some measure of reward, for the Government has appointed a head game-warden for the whole province and local wardens for different districts. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina A question that may arise in regard to the details of Japanese education is how far and in what degree do the pertinacity and zeal of the youth of Japan for knowledge affect their physique. The Empire of the East But the Cavendishes, the Howards, and the Stanleys of those days robbed with unblushing pertinacity. The Life of Cicero Volume II. Clarence had all the pertinacity that was not in his mother, to reinforce his own. Phoebe, Junior And his eyes slowly searched Rainey's face with appraising pertinacity for a second or two. A Man to His Mate They became wonderfully excited, and proceeded to such lengths that, when I endeavoured to overcome their pertinacity with my entreaties, they came close up to me, threatening me with instant death. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens He brings to it all his mind, his ideas and ideals, his energy, enthusiasm, pertinacity; in it is concentrated all his ambition. The Empire of the East But then they came round Mr. Linden with their petition, urging it with such humble pertinacity, that he was fain at last to comply. Say and Seal, Volume II She had so many partners that she scarcely knew how to manage them all, and the son of the house returned to her side with a pertinacity that could not pass unremarked. Phoebe, Junior Still, there was a kind of respectful pertinacity about him. Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman He has the artistic temperament, but he has also the pertinacity of genius. The Light of the Star A Novel “Come, dear, tell me,” continued Nan, with cheerful pertinacity. Not Like Other Girls His knowledge of geography, astronomy, and navigation is asserted and denied with various degrees of pertinacity. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The men were astonished at this pertinacity, and finally concluded to go with him a little further, and presently came to where Gregg was lying, still alive. Harper's Young People, March 9, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly He had observed Nature with a strength of purpose, pertinacity, honesty, and ingenuity never surpassed. Life of Charles Darwin We were stared at with almost incredible pertinacity and good humour. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot You cannot help feeling vexed at the pertinacity with which the Germans whitewash everything, nor do the pale lavender-coloured curtains of the pulpit appear in keeping with the edifice. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France A lack of "grit," pertinacity of purpose, endurance, "character," marks the townsman of the second generation as compared with the countryman. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production "Well, for downright pigheadedness and idiotic pertinacity, commend me to a Scotchman every time," he cried delightedly. The End of the Rainbow The alternative was too dreadful for her to withstand my pertinacity. A Romantic Young Lady William the "Croker," the other applicant for official favor, wanted "Ambassador to Russia," and while not attaining the full measure of his ambition, was nevertheless rewarded for his pertinacity. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century There was quite as much vigor and pertinacity in her movements as if she were just starting out for the day. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier And it is this which remains with devilish pertinacity and mischief-working power in the infant Native Christian Church of India. India, Its Life and Thought The old man stuck heroically to his post, and the pig stuck with equal pertinacity to his course. Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks His services were, however, required, and his pertinacity in retaining our friendship was not so unwelcome. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition The Continental Congress led the van for the United States, who oftimes tardy in its conservatism, is disposed to give audience to merit and finally justice to pertinacity of purpose. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century At the time that document was published, I read it, but I had forgotten it till this morning, and on listening to it, my mind was deeply impressed with its pertinacity and its power. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I And this time it really looked as though our ruse was going to prove successful, for the three Russian cruisers continued to chase us with the utmost pertinacity and determination. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War “Go for a cruise on your own account; go for a cruise on your own account,” his brain reiterated with merciless pertinacity. The Voyage of the Aurora And the amount of pleasure to be found in listening to any musical exercise is proportionate to the skill of the performer in beating out his even measure on drum, or pipe, with unwearied pertinacity. India and the Indians Thus ended this memorable contest, which had extended over two months—carried on throughout with great pertinacity and skill, especially on the part of the opposition, who left no stone unturned to defeat the measure. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Another friend has positive, emphatic hands which show great pertinacity of opinion. The World I Live In As these membranes are extensive, and more easily fall into quiescence, either by sympathy, or when they are primarily affected, this disease becomes very afflicting, and of great pertinacity. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life He argued against universal suffrage with equal pertinacity. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. The Duchess expatiates with feminine pertinacity upon the stinging impertinences and insulting condescensions she had to endure from her lately exalted cousin. Political Women, Vol. 2 But do thou look around and reflect, and never for a moment deem pertinacity better than discretion. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes I need hardly say that democracy with its usual pertinacity is now trying to reduce the jury a step lower, and draw it from the lower instead of the lower middle classes. The Cult of Incompetence She began to paw and grub and rummage in the big paper parcel, scratching about in the glittering mess of silk and embroidery with a pertinacity entirely gallinaceous. Athalie With the same iron will and burning genius, the same endurance and pertinacity, as of old, he pressed on at the head of his soldiers. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) Los Pobres People say that in Granada the beggars are more importunate than in any other Spanish town, but throughout Andalusia their pertinacity and number are amazing. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia This incident leads me to speak of the pertinacity of our weasels in hunting their prey, say a hare, as above, or a rabbit. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter He had now left it for me to decide whether he should be called upon to perform his promise; and I, with an unfeeling pertinacity, had given the case against him. The Fixed Period They all write about death with a pertinacity that is positively astounding. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) I've done my duty, and it is no use you see;' and the other is to persist in attempt after attempt, until the very pertinacity of our faith accomplishes the work for us. The Chautauqua Girls At Home The struggle, however, was continued by the pertinacity of the radicals in demanding a more extended inquiry, and the obstinacy of the Orangemen in defying both the house of commons and the horse guards. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) And all this pertinacity flows from a conviction that we have no right to renounce the fulfilment of our task. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy Then I gave myself infinite credit for the pertinacity of my silence, and for the manner in which I had put on an appearance of somnolency without overacting the part. The Fixed Period "He don't go poking his nose into people's 'ouses like some of 'em," said the waiter, who then began to tell of the pertinacity in that respect of a younger clergyman at Uphill. The Vicar of Bullhampton And with the divine pertinacity of 16 life itself she delved in the ancient wisdom of her sex for a lure to make him rise and follow her. Judith of the Cumberlands Though overcome in this struggle of pertinacity, he deferred from day to day the avowal of his defeat. The Two Great Retreats of History His facility, his endurance, his genius, his eloquence and pertinacity were revelations to the younger men, who knew him mainly by tradition. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage With a pertinacity most exasperating to tyrants and infidels, but most welcome to the friends of human rights, Northern Senators and Representatives have presented the claims of the African race. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 No," Horace said, with a curious pertinacity; "I'm sure he's about here still. Tongues of Conscience Had he been less a Caliph and more a Sultan, with his courage, industry, and pertinacity, he might have done for Turkey what he has failed to do for Islam. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 For success in that game depends on pertinacity in pursuit of your victim, and Wilson was the man for that. The House with the Green Shutters It is surprising to reflect upon the pertinacity of these creatures which enables them to gnaw down such immense trees, and the wisdom with which they calculate the direction in which the trees will fall. Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls There was an unmoved pertinacity in the character of Mr. Stamps which stood him in good stead upon all occasions. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim He continued his work indeed with prosaic pertinacity, and developed in the survey of the Holy Land all that almost secretive enthusiasm for detail which lasted all his life. Lord Kitchener Still," he said with his exasperating pertinacity, "it is of course interesting to know the truth. The Secret Witness For many years he steadily refused to grant Louis XII. the investiture of Milan, unless Lodovico was set at liberty, and repeated his solicitations to this effect with the most unwearied pertinacity. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Griffenbottom, who went through his canvass under circumstances of coming gout and colchicum with a courage and pertinacity that were heroic, was painfully cross to every one who was not a voter. Ralph the Heir When Rollo heard his sister Mary’s voice, he felt a little ashamed of his pertinacity. Rollo's Museum There are times when he can concentrate on a subject with awful pertinacity, though the occasions are infrequent. Old Junk She continued her pursuit with remarkable pertinacity, and succeeded on several occasions in catching a fly, which she killed, mutilated, and bore away to her nest. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Lest pretty Ladies question my veracity: ’Twas—when he had a secret in his care, To keep it, with the greatest pertinacity. Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional Tales in Verse, Those Formerly Publish'd Under the Title "My Night-Gown and Slippers." If the province of Ulster was in that state, what indignation must not the two countries feel at the wicked pertinacity of the Irish Cabinet in a system which led to that issue? The Causes of the Rebellion in Ireland Disclosed In an Address to the People of England, in Which It Is Proved by Incontrovertible Facts, That the System for Some Years Pursued in That Country, Has Driven It into Its Present Dreadful Situation So audibly had she made her vow that Ellen was reminded of her pertinacity in still hoarding this precious and coveted piece of finery, which Bridget looked upon as an unwarrantable detention of her perquisites. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Modern discoveries have to a great extent dispelled the mystery of the Indian origin, and proved the fallacy of the numerous and ingenious theories formerly advanced with so much pertinacity and zeal. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) “Thank you very much, Admiral, but I must really say ‘no’ again,” rejoined Dad, touched by his kindly pertinacity. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Even Grace was disturbed and perplexed by her daughter's pertinacity. Curious, if True Strange Tales The pertinacity with which all applications on the subject of reform were rejected, put it beyond doubt that reform was an object which by ordinary means could never be obtained. The Causes of the Rebellion in Ireland Disclosed In an Address to the People of England, in Which It Is Proved by Incontrovertible Facts, That the System for Some Years Pursued in That Country, Has Driven It into Its Present Dreadful Situation Rolling in the wake of the breakers which still followed them with vicious pertinacity, they twice lost their hold of the boy, their now numbed limbs scarcely giving them strength to grasp anything. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers He was highly amused at the pertinacity with which the parrots and monkey stuck to their masters, and still more interested with the account Murray and Adair gave of their voyage. The Three Midshipmen Yet he could go two or three days without food, and he did not despair, showing all his usual pertinacity, never ceasing to look. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness The only alternative for the countess was to avoid her; but she was a pursuing phantom that met the proud lady at every turn, haunted her with untiring pertinacity. Fairy Fingers A Novel The hopelessness of the contest on the part of the executive, and the pertinacity with which it has been waged, have given it a mock-heroic character. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States The Governor-in-Chief was, however, not by any means pleased with the pertinacity of the Assembly. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 He had persecuted his mother with a pertinacity which indicated a resolute purpose to do something. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk There was some fighting for three days—Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, last—the enemy disputing our advance with pertinacity wherever the ground favored them. Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro (North Carolina) expedition, December, 1862 The pertinacity of the attack through the day prevented the besieged from suspecting the inferiority in numbers of the attacking force. From Fort Henry to Corinth The house-fly is at all seasons, in some more than in others, and gives not a little annoyance by its pertinacity. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 In approaching this subject, I am not unmindful of the pertinacity with which men adhere to old habits. A Disquisition on the Evils of Using Tobacco and the Necessity of Immediate and Entire Reformation His fame was greatly increased by the pertinacity and skill of a successful defence. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Her inhabitants were industrious, frugal and enterprising, and were equally distinguished for their pertinacity and independence. Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) A single word of true friendly warning or encouragement is more eloquent than volumes of nagging pertinacity, and may safely be spoken and left to do its work. Days Off And Other Digressions It was kept up by the conservatism and pertinacity of religious usage until a later time and another set of conditions, when it became vicious. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals When I think of the pertinacity with which she disowns you, the scorn with which she speaks about you, even in my presence, I see that nothing will do but your being mine at once.” Deerbrook Perth objected to changing his clothing with a pertinacity which provoked the boatswain. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Wetter engaged in some vehement discussion with Varvilliers, who met him with good-humoured pertinacity. The King's Mirror Two ladies asked Mr Stumfold questions with great pertinacity, and these questions Mr Stumfold answered very freely, walking about the room the while, and laughing often as he submitted himself to their interrogations. Miss Mackenzie But those hopes gradually forsook us, as we observed the pertinacity with which he still continued to watch us. Ran Away to Sea Her hatred to us is the result of long habits of ill-will, of selfish pride, and of low pertinacity about small objects. Deerbrook He half resented the pertinacity with which she seemed to brood upon it. A True Friend A Novel Had she not, moreover, helped him on several occasions when creditors displayed an incomprehensibly foolish pertinacity regarding payment for goods supplied? The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance But, strenuous as was the resistance which the Archbishop encountered, his pertinacity and severity warred it down. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 The intruder stuck to his guns with respectful pertinacity. Adventures in Many Lands Other wood was brought; and it was owing to the pertinacity of the mob in front of the house, in attacking the shutters, that the rioters met with no opposition in the surgery. Deerbrook Lucy did not admit that she herself had been much annoyed by her little brother’s pertinacity in interrupting conversation between her and Hector, although she might have done so with perfect truth. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication These become positively monotonous in the pertinacity of their repetition. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance “Certainly not,” answered I, with pretended annoyance at his pertinacity. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast But his grit and dogged pertinacity carried him safely through various adventures at sea and in Central Africa. Adventures in Many Lands Now the suspected scout was trailing for all he was worth, with the pertinacity of the bloodhound. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War He could not conceive what she meant by her constant attendance on him; and but that he believed in the wisdom of letting sleeping dogs lie, he would have resented her pertinacity. The Bishop's Secret Both were much disposed to storm against Walpole too, for the advice he had given, and for his pertinacity in forcing them on to a step which had brought nothing but humiliation. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II In order to secure that arrangement it was absolutely necessary to destroy the authority of Marlborough, and the Tory statesmen set about this work with the most shameless and undisguised pertinacity. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I And with a strange, bewitched pertinacity, the fine, decorative bits of china, shut away on their upper shelf in the safe continued to get themselves broken. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story "Well, tell you what I wish!" cried Steering, with the pertinacity that was a part of him. Sally of Missouri Almost before you can wink he is straight again, and pegging along with irresistible pertinacity. The Eagle Cliff Their resoluteness in thrusting their ignorant pretensions upon the public, gave evidence of the same dogged pertinacity which characterizes the modern suffragettes in their fanatical efforts to obtain redress for alleged wrongs. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery “Must, madam?” said Denis, forgetting his own sufferings in something like amusement at his hostess’s pertinacity. The King's Esquires The Jewel of France “That fish gives us a lesson of what pertinacity will accomplish, even in conquering the greatest of difficulties,” observed Newman, laughing. Old Jack Mrs. Vint went back to the kitchen discomfited; but, with quiet pertinacity, she brought Thomas Leicester into the parlor, pack and all. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 Our friends of the Bonito held on with provoking pertinacity in front of my factory, so that I was troubled but little with company from Cuba for several months. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver I little thought that the pertinacity of her opponent would hold out for such a period. Orley Farm The inhabitants of the towns readily enrolled, and the discussions every where exhibited a curious mixture of martial ardour and civil pertinacity. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Far more immediately significant than the philosophy of the System of Nature were the violence, directness, and pertinacity of its assault upon political government. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. He was a sullen, turbulent-looking fellow; and his counsel, an Old Bailey lawyer, was inquiring, with a pertinacity that astonished while it amused me, about the dirt in a comb. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 He remembered the prophetic warning of his father that "Eternal Justice calls us to exact account"; and the pertinacity of Retribution in the matter of the Golden Dog. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette Have a purpose, and adhere to it with good-humored pertinacity. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries One tribe he followed with pertinacity, were not far off through the whole chase. The History of Tasmania , Volume II But it was not accomplished without a long and wearying struggle, in which the bull-dog pertinacity and fierce grip of Sargent was manifested. The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History They seldom spoke, but sat stolidly beside each other, laying the same patterns with dogged pertinacity. The Girl and the Kingdom Learning to Teach He attacked the poets with “unconquerable pertinacity, with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastic, and with all those powers exalted and invigorated 20 by just confidence in his cause.” The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 By pertinacity and vanity in lying, she hit the mark at last. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 These various types of self may be defended with bitterness and Page 179 pertinacity, and in their support the most powerful emotions may be enlisted. Human Traits and their Social Significance In the wide wide world there might be found another, his equal in pertinacity, but never in this little lane of ours. My Reminiscences Collins continued to pour in his chain-shot from week to week with never-failing pertinacity, and with seeming impunity from the law. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion All these fancies, and more, clung to the girl's mind with a horrible pertinacity. Olive A Novel Above all, there was the furious sleet, which drove down the river, borne on by the tempest, with a fury and unrelaxing pertinacity that I never saw equalled. The Lady of the Ice A Novel The thoughts then cling with a violent pertinacity to the fictions of its youth, once held to be the most sacred realities. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century Her pertinacity in staying induced Mrs. Lisle to throw off all restraint. Hubert's Wife A Story for You The pertinacity with which hereditary traits cling to the organization in a latent, masked or undeveloped condition for long after they might be supposed to be wholly "bred out" is sometimes very remarkable. The Principles of Breeding or, Glimpses at the Physiological Laws involved in the Reproduction and Improvement of Domestic Animals Now although it was of small consequence to me that Kiusko, in his robust faith, still preserved a remnant of hope, I must admit that I felt somewhat aggravated by his presumptuous pertinacity. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Nor was their sagacity in this matter less remarkable than their pertinacity. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity “I thought you would be at least seven,” cried the mistress of the house, “and with all the pertinacity of Wordsworth’s little girl.” The Daughters of Danaus And when any morbid and unreasonable pertinacity appears, much exercise, and engagement in other interesting pursuits, should be urged, as the only mode of securing the religious benefits aimed at. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School "Ay, but you lose a post, my dear sir," said Furlong, who still clung with pertinacity to the fitness of saving a post. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes So I broke off the subject, and resumed my household instructions, as if I had remarked nothing more important in this matutinal incident than the stupid pertinacity of a discomfited lover. French and Oriental Love in a Harem The buffaloes were soon out of sight, but the fathoms followed the trail with the unerring pertinacity of fate. Black Ivory “How do you know,” continued the chief, with perplexing pertinacity, “that the sun is not the moon?” The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice He arose and recommenced his swinging trot with something like the pertinacity of a bloodhound on the scent. Twice Bought Mr Bones took no notice of the boy at first, but became annoyed at last by the pertinacity of his attention. Post Haste Four or five times I dived, and stayed below the water with desperate pertinacity, and ploughed up the muddy bottom, but they had pointed out to me the wrong spot. Rattlin the Reefer Mr Trevor stated to him the pertinacity of our hero, and the impossibility of saving him from condemnation, remarking, at the same time, that there was a mystery which he could not fathom. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook It was found that Nazinred had been pointing with eager pertinacity at something lying on one of the shelves which had caught his eye, but the name of which he did not know. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice This observation softened down the pertinacity of the supercargo: he had no wish to sail alone, and the fear of this contingency was more powerful than the fear of the bear. The Phantom Ship To Monsieur de Fontanges, who was aware of Newton’s attachment to Isabel, he had, previous to the discovery which had taken place, communicated the obstacle to his union, raised by the pertinacity of his uncle. Newton Forster The Merchant Service “I want to go home,” I blubbered forth with the pertinacity of anguish, as I was constrained into the parlour of the truculent, rod-bearing, ferula-wielding Mr Root. Rattlin the Reefer Dorothy had begun to hope that Harry's news might be true, but even Harry's sanguineness began to give way: the pertinacity with which the young master remained at home threw a damp on their expectations. Gryll Grange Even in the great and busy cities of Lille and Roubaix, the Flemish tongue holds its own against the French with astonishing pertinacity. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 His pertinacity in that respect puts me in mind of a certain kind-hearted Royal Duke with whom I once had the honour of dining—a number of naval and military officers being present. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days From her size and pertinacity in endeavouring to escape, we from the first suspected that her cargo was of value. Hurricane Hurry We have seen small urchins not more than seven or eight years old with a store of wax-tapers or picture-books, or quass, of which they pressed all passers-by with the greatest pertinacity to become purchasers. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar Still I knew too well their pertinacity and their devices, to suppose that they would desist from following me, till I was actually in a place of safety. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins He began to be afraid, from the pertinacity of the Frenchmen, that they expected reinforcements. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Still the Indians, with unaccountable pertinacity, followed us. On the Banks of the Amazon Even while he was speaking the Malays renewed their attack with the greatest pertinacity, it being evident that their object was to capture the fort before the steamer could render help. Middy and Ensign He gives us an example in which unceasing pertinacity alone triumphed over all obstacles, and counsels us to go and do likewise when we ask good things from our Father in heaven. The Parables of Our Lord I allude to Mr. Sefton here, one of the ablest members of the Government, one who surpasses most of us in insight and pertinacity. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond But Father Francis, having regard to the temporal interests of his Church, exerted his strength and pertinacity, and tired her out; so those estates were put into trustees' hands, and tied up tight as wax. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 As it was, the negotiators managed to agree on a treaty of peace which reflected the Whig principles of Shelburne and the skill and pertinacity of the three Americans. The Wars Between England and America “I’m sure I hope it will,” said Jenny, half vexed at Tom’s pertinacity, and half amusing herself, for she thought it good fun to tease him. The Gold that Glitters The Mistakes of Jenny Lavender He led the opposition in the parliament of '89 with great vigour and pertinacity. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry Mr Rothwell was evidently annoyed at his son’s pertinacity, and tried to check him; but all in vain, for Mark had taken so much as just to make him obstinate and unmanageable. Nearly Lost but Dearly Won Lorischen would say spitefully, on the widow seeking to excuse the little man’s pertinacity in visiting her. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes As for the beach, I investigated it with the painstaking pertinacity of a surveying officer of the hydrographic department of the Admiralty mapping out some newly-discovered shore. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story The sharks which had stuck to us with such frightful and ominous pertinacity had their number augmented this day by the arrival of three new-comers. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War His keen eye noticed that Neville was getting restless, and looking confounded at his despised rival's pertinacity, and that Gaunt was more dogged and more deadly. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 Looking back upon its shifting scenes, it is clear that even the pertinacity of Adams and the irascibility of Clay served to advance the purpose of the mission. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII But not long afterwards, we were compelled, during an attack of disease which affected the nervous system, to hear the whole discordant performance repeated again and again, with a pertinacity which was really very distressing. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 446 Volume 18, New Series, July 17, 1852 He had excessive sensibility to stimulation by a challenge, and he had preëminent pertinacity. Memories and Studies The Clerk stood much astonished at the nature of Meg's accusation, and the pertinacity with which she seemed disposed to insist upon it. St. Ronan's Well I hope that your surprise on reading this note of dedication will not interfere with your forgiving the pertinacity with which, through it, I still strive to make the book yours. The Man With The Broken Ear Combat her in her sexual pertinacity, and in her secret glory or arrogance in the sexual goal. Fantasia of the Unconscious The key to his character was pertinacity: the secret of his success was perseverance. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success Far from fostering the growth of those great expansive instincts—sympathetic, �sthetic, and scientific—which Nature has implanted in every child, it set itself to extirpate them, one and all, with ruthless pertinacity. What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular What Lil Artha lacked in actual experience, he partly made up for in his pertinacity, as well as his constant practice along these lines. Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails Nevertheless, the stragglers in the rear of the French continued to hug the wind, with a pertinacity that denoted a resolution to have a brush with their enemies in passing. The Two Admirals We scarcely give due credit, as a rule, to the man who has the rare merit of distinctly recognising his true vocation in life, and adhering to it with unflinching pertinacity. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) I see, Mr. Davis, it is useless to continue this conversation," I replied; "and you will pardon us, if we have seemed to press our views with too much pertinacity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Unfortunately, however, of late years the current flowing toward the top had been rather clogged by the unusual pertinacity of the incumbents of important places. White Ashes They were sought with a bold and rabid pertinacity. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. "And is he reliable?—excuse my pertinacity, Monsieur—you know, for a Frenchwoman—who has friends at the front—" she gave a little shiver. Dross With the ordinary pertinacity of the dun, he joined a freedom which would have been remarkable, if the king's indulgence and good humour had not done so much to foster it. Art in England Notes and Studies But certain it is that whether he credited the tale or not he soon began to devote himself with all his wonted vigor and pertinacity to its wide dissemination. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series There was an odd pertinacity in her character, almost an obstinacy, despite her young softness and gentleness. The Call of the Blood But in this he suffered so many reverses that only strong natural pertinacity kept him from capitulation. More Jonathan Papers He yearned enough over it, however it should figure, to feel that this possible pertinacity might enter into comparison even with such a productive force as Miriam's. The Tragic Muse He feared Peel's doggedness and pertinacity might make him insist, as a point of honour, on having all discretion granted to him in regard to the removal of Ladies. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 Fortune might frown upon them, it is true; but if so they would face her smilingly, with confidence, with that pertinacity for which Americans are famous, and try to make her look pleasant, too! Around the World in Ten Days Again and again his drooping spirits revived; his pertinacity had no bounds. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales "And I tell you there are!" answered Archer, more sharply than he often spoke to his old ally; for, in truth, he was annoyed at his obstinate pertinacity. Warwick Woodlands Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago Since then, little by little, it has been working within me; vaguely, covertly, insensibly at first, but during the last year or two with violence, pertinacity, cruelty. The Tragic Muse I felt that I must finish this task before I lay down, and there was another intention to which I clung with a painful pertinacity of mind. Cape Cod Folks The professional gamblers, here, far outnumber the turfites of England, and they apply themselves to their business from early youth with far more exclusive pertinacity. Border and Bastille She, it may be remembered, sought for the precious remains with true pertinacity till she found them. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales His pertinacity was instrumental in effecting a change in the method of electing Scottish representative peers, and in 1780 he succeeded in founding the Scottish Society of Antiquaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" As these same races fight with pertinacity, there is a high mortality rate, so that the dysgenic result of these wars is particularly deplorable. Applied Eugenics N. Whitely, the opponent of these extensions have urged with great pertinacity that the inventions are not novel. Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap He had toiled with a pertinacity, a tireless energy that had astonished his "coach." The Way of Ambition But the latter, beating off their assailants, clung together with unyielding pertinacity, as if upon them depended the whole issue of the fight. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Let him who conceives high hopes from the progress of knowledge and the pertinacity of thought tame and subdue his pride by considering, for a moment, the game of chess. Romance Two Lectures In his manner, as opposed to his matter, he is more the Teuton, for he shows all of the racial patience and pertinacity and all of the racial lack of humour. A Book of Prefaces And Mrs. Plume at nine that night, knowing nothing of this, yet surprised at her husband's pertinacity, stuck to her story. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier He had called upon all the dogged pertinacity which a man must have if he is to be really a man among men. The Way of Ambition With great pertinacity he represented that his subordinates could do all that had to be done at the base. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I Meantime he toiled, with a martyr-like pertinacity, at his great task of philosophical construction. The Friendships of Women She was seldom certain about her facts, and when she happened to be so, had not sufficient pertinacity or confidence to push her advantage. Sword and Gown A Novel But he had a stout heart, the hunter's pertinacity, and a burning resolve to succeed. The Terrible Twins Upon the fierce and daring Suabian stem were grafted the pertinacity, the cunning, the versatility of the Norman adventurers. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Giovanni's duties were light, and he had plenty of time to spare, and his pertinacity in finding her would have been compromising if he had been less ingeniously tactful. The White Sister And surrendered it was a few days later, but the victors soon found that the city they had won with so much daring would have to be defended with the utmost courage and pertinacity. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis Hence it is clear that perseverance is commended for observing the mean, while pertinacity is reproved for exceeding the mean, and effeminacy for falling short of it. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province With his protestations, his volubility, his torrent of excuses, his evasive pertinacity, Sir Walter Raleigh is the very opposite of the "strong silent" type of soldier which the nineteenth century invented for exclusive British consumption. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters He spoke the broadest provincial Scotch with singular pertinacity. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Dodger did not understand the nature of women or the mysteries of the female heart, and he evidently thought this poor woman very foolish to cling with such pertinacity to a man like Curtis Waring. Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World So much adroitness and pertinacity in the author can hardly fail to provoke resistance, if not asperity, despite of the imperturbable temper in which he maintains the combat. An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges Objection 1: It seems that pertinacity is not opposed to perseverance. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Nevertheless, the landlord kept his eye glued to the money on the mantelpiece and such was the steady pertinacity of his gaze that the coins seemed to move towards him of themselves. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter The other and more desperate feature is pertinacity of judgment. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals The care of many churches rested on him, the pertinacity of many enemies wore out his life. The Arian Controversy From what I have heard of de Tulle, he is a man who never forgives, and will pursue his object with the pertinacity of a bloodhound. In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain Therefore pertinacity is not opposed to perseverance more than to other virtues. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province This poor woman seems to have been regularly hunted to death by her prosecutors, who pursued her with all the dogged pertinacity of blood-hounds. Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster On the second night after my release, I was again taken by the gamekeepers—again imprisoned, and again released; and again, such was my pertinacity, did the fourth night find me in the forbidden park. The Last Man Elaborate praise. parsimony Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess. patronymic Derived from the name of one's father or a paternal ancestor. pertinacity Persistent determination. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States Lady Rosamond clung to those kind words with a fond pertinacity: not only the words, but the manner in which they were uttered. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton There was still a chance that it might be useless, and to that hope Lucia clung with a pertinacity which added to her mother's anxieties. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 2 A Novel He defends his principles," said she, "with warmth and pertinacity—he has the courage to stand up singly in their defence at the time when the number of the people's champions is vastly reduced. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution I suppose he would not have been invited to preliminary training except for his own courage and pertinacity which caused him to demand to be taken. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball Joses, to do him justice, stuck to his self-imposed task with astonishing pertinacity in spite of opposition. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs It called for a man of extraordinary grip and pertinacity of purpose. Sir John French An Authentic Biography A true gentleman of the old school, he clung to many of the fashions of a by-gone period with a pertinacity, which, to the eyes of the thoughtless, savored somewhat of the ludicrous. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales They should always insist with an unyielding pertinacity, on the importance of truth, and the evils of error. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. But Kutusoff appears to have exhausted the better part of his daring at Borodino, and thenceforth to have adhered to the plan of avoiding battle—originally wise and necessary—with a pertinacity savouring of superstition. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte But each was a genius of the highest type, and reached decisions at once immediate and wise, not by inspiration, but by mental efforts of a pertinacity and concentratedness impossible to ordinary men. The Navy as a Fighting Machine Agatha knew her manager's pertinacity when once on the track of an object. The Stolen Singer The poor luckless nosegay or sugar-plum boys look upon us as their best friends, and follow our carriages with importunate pertinacity. Rome in 1860 The effect of this pertinacity, and of her decisive part in 1813, was to secure for her a degree of consideration altogether disproportioned to her real power. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics The girl, lying in her bed, pressed her fore-arms against her eyes and struggled to shut out the pictures that rose as horrors in her mind—but they passed and repassed with fiendish pertinacity. Destiny Page 256 During the night time, the tent or shanty often becomes swarmed with the winged pests, and their nocturnal assaults are proverbial for their pertinacity and severity. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making She was much amused by the pertinacity with which unknown correspondents occasionally inquired after her "little ones," unable to give her the credit of describing and understanding children unless she possessed some of her own. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books "Where is Fenchurch Street, Mr. Smith?" said I, becoming a good deal ashamed of my pertinacity. A Great Emergency and Other Tales Mrs. Andrews claimed her company all the morning, and with the pertinacity of her kind soon guessed the very obvious secret. The Half-Hearted Because she had always insisted upon it with the childish pertinacity of the simple-souled, the Burton family went back with her to the ragged slopes of the White Mountains. Destiny This pertinacity detracts from his efficiency as an officer, and more particularly from his fitness for the arduous and delicate situation of first lieutenant, by preventing the establishment of a hearty co-operation with his superior. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels It is called by different names; sometimes it is termed wilfulness, sometimes pertinacity, and sometimes it receives the still harsher name of obstinacy. Parker's Second Reader National Series of Selections for Reading, Designed For The Younger Classes In Schools, Academies, &C. Never has Fortune taken greater delight in her bitter and insolent game, never displayed a greater pertinacity in the derision of men. Horace and His Influence I respect your pertinacity, and now at last I am content in having discovered the motive of your enterprise. Jacqueline of Golden River But she resumed with a pertinacity which his irritated nerves found malignant. A Comedy of Masks A Novel He prosecuted his rights over Bigorre with characteristic pertinacity, and lawsuits about his wife's jointure from her first husband exacerbated his relations with Henry. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) I was observing with some pertinacity Vorticella convallaria; for one of the calices in a group under observation was in a strange and semi-encysted state, while the remainder were in full normal activity. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 And since truth consists as much in not withholding as in telling, I was brought within measurable distance of lying by Aunt Jeanne's pertinacity, for which I think the blame should fairly rest with her. Carette of Sark Ford was willing to give the president the full benefit of his unreasonable pertinacity; but there were others to be considered—and one above all the others. Empire Builders Allegra is prettier, I think, but as obstinate as a mule, and as ravenous as a vulture: health good, to judge of the complexion—temper tolerable, but for vanity and pertinacity. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals He visited his province with pertinacity and minuteness, and he was the less able to stand up against the king as he was engaged in violent quarrels with all his own suffragans. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Those who have received this vile law keep it with much pertinacity, and there is great difficulty in getting them to leave it. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 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 Beginning of the Nineteenth Century To further safeguard not only the person of the Kaiser but the brains of the fighting machine the spy hunt is kept up here with unrelenting pertinacity. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 But on a sudden his tune was changed, as Rivers, half-irritated by the pertinacity of the dwarf, pull out a pistol, and directed it at his head. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia His lofty ambition was concealed by rare prudence and caution, and sustained by remarkable firmness and pertinacity of purpose. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 London, despite its pertinacity in rebellion, was to retain its ancient franchises. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) They showed no fear of the party pursuing them, but clung to their stolen property with such pertinacity that they allowed themselves to be overtaken. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself It was a retirement which has had one advantage in spite of its acknowledgment of the enemy's amazing pertinacity. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 Having done this, and flattered, in sundry other ways, the peculiarities of his companion, he pursued his other point with laudable pertinacity. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia You know with what pertinacity I grope about old alleys, old courts, by- lanes, and unfrequented corners--in search of what is curious, or precious, or rare in the book way. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One That lively, active, but not over-persevering people would scarcely have maintained a siege with the pertinacity of the Babylonians themselves or of the Egyptians. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. There were, too, the high courage which was sorely tested—and an empty stomach is a dreadful shackle—and the bulldog pertinacity which ever does things. A Man and a Woman In no trade, perhaps, can the truly admirable qualities of that animal—his patience, his subtlety and craft, his pertinacity, his sagacity—be illustrated more to advantage. In Luck at Last This exorbitant claim, which she with much pertinacity adhered to, so offended the two other sovereigns that they came near fighting about the division of the spoil. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power The sturdy Smith resisted her appeal, and did not withdraw his eyes from the face of the stockman, who seemed slightly discomposed at the pertinacity of his intended son-in-law. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia This, however, was far from the heart of old Corbet, whose pertinacity of purpose nothing short of death itself could either moderate or change. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Perhaps it is not all fate, since Colonel Lionel has recently crossed the States coming from India, and seems to pursue Lady Ruth with singular pertinacity. Miss Caprice I remarked that when the bargain was concluded, he insisted with great pertinacity that part of the payment should be in Spanish dollars. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific The new territory added to the dominion of Georgia was acquired mainly through the energy and pertinacity of George M. Troup, at the time Governor of Georgia. 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 His pertinacity seemed cruel, but he had an object in view. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia |
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