Both Uses of
fortitude
in
Gone with the Wind
- Ellen had hinted before the wedding that marriage was something women must bear with dignity and fortitude, and the whispered comments of other matrons since her widowhood had confirmed this.†
Chpt 2.11 *
- But she knew she could no longer endure with any fortitude the sound of his voice when there was no love in it.†
Chpt 5.63
Definition:
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(fortitude) strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage