Every one knows that panegyrick is, in its own nature, no easy task, and that to defend is much more difficult than to attack; consider, then, says he, what industry, what assiduity it must require, to praise and vindicate a ministry like ours.

Willoughby's arm was around the waist of Maud, who endeavoured to reward his tender assiduities by a smile, but could not.

with what pleasure would I dig round the pan; how slily would I carry it home; not even nay wife should see me; and then, oh, the pleasure of thrusting one's hand into a heap of gold up to the elbow!" Such reflections only served to make the miller unhappy; he discontinued his former assiduity; he was quite disgusted with small gains, and his customers began to forsake him.

How else explain the youth's assiduity in his visits there, and his timid though tenacious rebelliousness against his mother's authority? "Such affairs, oh you enjoy themwhat's the use!

And to complete her work, she has given them an unwearied assiduity in applying to the exercise by which those perceptions are acquired.

The captain was not sorry to see several of these youths manifesting assiduity about her he had so long been accustomed to consider as his youngest daughter; for, by this time, his opinions had taken so strong a bias in favour of the rights of the colonies, that Beekman himself scarce rejoiced more whenever he heard of any little success alighting on the American arms.

The countess observing the assiduity with which the young lady wanted to set off her person to the best advantage, asked her, what she would give to be 'as handsome as her mamma?'

But, after all, the man of the world and the politician are only respectable parts which he had been bound to assume, and he has played themwith assiduity and success: but the true man in Sir George Trevelyan is the man of letters.

The result of this well-intentioned regulation appears to have produced a greater assiduity both in agriculture and trade, "as the natives preferred to work without coercion, not on account of extreme want."

His domesticks, for a time, redoubled their assiduities; but finding that no officiousness could soothe, nor exactness satisfy, they soon gave way to negligence and sloth; and he that once commanded nations, often languished in his chamber without an attendant.

He was, like others, easily flattered by an imitator by whom he could not fear ever to be rivalled, and repaid my assiduities with compliments and professions.

She resented the assiduity of Jones in the recovery of Dick.

It was only his tender mother who could ascertain his wants and administer to them, which she did with unceasing assiduity.

It is, from the American contemplation, shocking for women to do such work, but they did their share with unflinching assiduity, and without visible distress.

He deplored the alternative much, as he had been born and bred a slave in Carolina, and, by untiring assiduity, had saved money enough to emancipate himself and his wife; "In fact," he added, "I feel this is my country, and leaving it will come hard."

The conduct of the bridegroom-elect should be marked by a gallant and affectionate assiduity towards his lady-lovea dévouement easily felt and understood, but not so easy to define.

It would be discounting ordinary intelligence to say that I sought with unwearying assiduity to figure my way into the stern father's good-will; that never did dullard apply himself to mathematics more patiently than I; that never did faithfulness achieve such meagre reward.

But his regimen was not equally effectual to produce vigour as to prevent distempers; and, being sixty-four years old at his admission, he could not continue his assiduity more than a year after the death of Dodart, whom he succeeded in 1707.