He consoled himself with recollecting that his delinquency had proceeded from inadvertence, not from design, and resolved to be more sedulous in future: but had still the weakness to trust for relief to his poem on Providence.

She who had betrayed Betty Dalrymple to the prince would not be sedulous about Mr. Heatherbloom's injury.

Thereafter she had never doubted him; he had barked at all twelve of Mr. Heatherbloom's predecessorsthe dozen other answers to the advertisement; but here he was sedulous for fondlings from Horatio.

As they made their way through the crowd, Mr. Heatherbloom appeared most care-free and very sedulous of his companion's welfare, especially when they passed one or two loiterers who seemed eying the passengers rather closely.