Both Uses of
persistence
in
War and Peace
- Pierre had none of the practical persistence that would have enabled him to attend to the business himself and so he disliked it and only tried to pretend to the steward that he was attending to it.†
Chpt 5 *
- He saw in him a remarkable, clear-thinking man of vast intellect who by his energy and persistence had attained power, which he was using solely for the welfare of Russia.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(persistence) continuing or repeating behavior -- especially in spite of difficulties
or:
continuing or prolonged existence of something