Both Uses of
vehement
in
Hard Times
- Then Slackbridge, who had kept his oratorical arm extended during the going out, as if he were repressing with infinite solicitude and by a wonderful moral power the vehement passions of the multitude, applied himself to raising their spirits.†
Chpt 2.4 *
- 'Tom Gradgrind,' replied Bounderby, knocking the flat of his hand several times with great vehemence on the table, 'I speak of a very special messenger that has come to me, in reference to Louisa.†
Chpt 3.3
Definition:
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(vehement) marked by extreme intensity -- especially emotion such as anger