Both Uses of
persist
in
The Fountainhead
- But when they came, he felt as he did in the quarry: that he had to drill through granite, that he had to drive a wedge and blast the thing within him which persisted in calling to his pity.†
Chpt 2.1 *persisted = continued
- And if freaks persist in being born occasionally, they will not survive beyond their twelfth year.†
Chpt 4.14persist = continue
Definition:
to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question