All 4 Uses of
earnest
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- I went at it in good earnest, working for the first time with the hope of reward.†
Chpt 5 *earnest = sincere or serious
- I at first rejected the idea, that the simple carrying of a root in my pocket would have any such effect as he had said, and was not disposed to take it; but Sandy impressed the necessity with much earnestness, telling me it could do no harm, if it did no good.†
Chpt 10earnestness = sincerity or seriousness
- Every man appeared to understand his work, and went at it with a sober, yet cheerful earnestness, which betokened the deep interest which he felt in what he was doing, as well as a sense of his own dignity as a man.†
Chpt 11
- Sincerely and earnestly hoping that this little book may do something toward throwing light on the American slave system, and hastening the glad day of deliverance to the millions of my brethren in bonds—faithfully relying upon the power of truth, love, and justice, for success in my humble efforts—and solemnly pledging my self anew to the sacred cause,—I subscribe myself, FREDERICK DOUGLASS LYNN, Mass.†
Chpt Appeearnestly = sincerely or seriously
Definition:
characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined