Both Uses of
steadfast
in
The War of the Worlds
- Two large dark-coloured eyes were regarding me steadfastly.†
Chpt 1.4 *
- I had uttered prayers, fetish prayers, had prayed as heathens mutter charms when I was in extremity; but now I prayed indeed, pleading steadfastly and sanely, face to face with the darkness of God.†
Chpt 2.7
Definition:
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(steadfast) firmly consistent -- especially in loyalty