All 3 Uses of
diligent
in
The Tempest
- go, hence with diligence!
Scene 1.2 *diligence = hard work and care
- Full many a lady I have ey'd with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too diligent ear: for several virtues Have I lik'd several women; never any With so full soul but some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd, And put it to the foil: but you, O you!†
Scene 3.1
- [Aside to ARIEL] Bravely, my diligence†
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.