Both Uses of
persist
in
The Aeneid
- This oft repeated, he stood fix'd to die: Myself, my wife, my son, my family, Intreat, pray, beg, and raise a doleful cry'What, will he still persist, on death resolve, And in his ruin all his house involve!'†
Book 2
- He still persists his reasons to maintain; Our pray'rs, our tears, our loud laments, are vain.†
Book 2 *
Definition:
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(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty