All 3 Uses of
diligent
in
King Lear
- That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in, and the best of me is diligence.†
Scene 1.4diligence = hard work and care
- If your diligence be not speedy, I shall be there afore you.
Scene 1.5 *
- Here is the guess of their true strength and forces By diligent discovery;—but your haste Is now urg'd on you.†
Scene 5.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(diligent as in: she is diligent) hard work and care in tasks -- often continuing when others might quit because of difficulties
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More specifically in law, diligence or due diligence refers to the care or attention expected by the law in doing something such as fulfilling the terms of a contract.
More rarely, but sometimes seen in classic literature, a diligence is a public stagecoach.