Both Uses of
ardent
in
Hard Times
- Sparsit's) greedy hearing, tell her how he loved her, and how she was the stake for which he ardently desired to play away all that he had in life.†
Chpt 2.11
- 'With a hunger and thirst upon me, father, which have never been for a moment appeased; with an ardent impulse towards some region where rules, and figures, and definitions were not quite absolute; I have grown up, battling every inch of my way.'†
Chpt 2.12 *
Definition:
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(ardent) showing or feeling intense emotion -- typically strong positive feelings such as enthusiasm or love