'The present example has been found to exhibit great persistency of idea,' he said.

The persistency with which the English lessons had gone on was amazing, for Amy usually tired of everything in a day or two.

In view of the warnings that President Wilson had received as to the probable result of insisting on the plan of a League which he had prepared and his failure to heed the warnings, his persistency in pressing for acceptance of the Covenant before anything else was done makes the resulting delay in the peace less excusable.

It was not, for the moment, pouring as hard as at first, but there was a steadiness and persistency to it that did not encourage one in the belief that it would soon stop.

Such remedies are called Lotions, and should, when used, be applied with the same persistency as the fomentation; for, as the latter should be renewed as often as the heat passes off, so the former should be applied as often as the heat from the skin deprives the application of its cold.

Again there was a long pause; but Mr. Lott had patience, and his dogged persistency at length overcame the wife's pride.

Finally he began to kick with monotonous persistency on the door.

They accordingly viewed with jealousy, and even alarm, any extraordinary persistency by a human being in acts of penance, as it raised him to a level with themselves;