Both Uses of
persist
in
Lonesome Dove
- The child was too weak to work at it, but she knew if she didn't persist the baby would only get weaker and die.†
Chpt 75-76 *persist = continue
- If you persist in your attachment to your right leg it'll be the last opportunity you have to take a sober look at anything.†
Chpt 95-96
Definition:
to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question