All 9 Uses of
persist
in
Middlemarch
- Lydgate had after all to give some scrutiny to each drawer, the Vicar laughing at himself, and yet persisting in the exhibition.†
Chpt 2 *
- That seems very simple and easy in the statement; but a disagreeable resolve formed in the chill hours of the morning had as many conditions against it as the early frost, and rarely persisted under the warming influences of the day.†
Chpt 4
- Has he ever persisted in anything except from contradiction?†
Chpt 4
- "My dear sir," persisted Sir James, restraining his indignation within respectful forms, "it was you who brought him here, and you who keep him here—I mean by the occupation you give him."†
Chpt 5
- Mr. Brooke, persisting as quietly as if he were only discussing the nature of last year's weather, and nodding at the end with his usual amenity, was an exasperating form of obstinacy.†
Chpt 5
- She did not observe Mr. Farebrother's approach along the grass, and had just stooped down to lecture a small black-and-tan terrier, which would persist in walking on the sheet and smelling at the rose-leaves as Mary sprinkled them.†
Chpt 5
- Dorothea quietly persisted in spite of remonstrance and persuasion.†
Chpt 6
- This misfortune was attributed entirely to her having persisted in going out on horseback one day when her husband had desired her not to do so; but it must not be supposed that she had shown temper on the occasion, or rudely told him that she would do as she liked.†
Chpt 6
- Perhaps if he had been strong enough to persist in his determination to be the more because she was less, that evening might have had a better issue.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty