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Irrepressibility Irresolution (See INDECISION.) Bell for Adano, A Joppolo’s stress on democracy overcomes superior’s arrogance. [Am. Lit.: A Bell for Adano] Ma cries, “We ain’ gonna die out.” [Am. Lit.: The Grapes of Wrath] a most irrepressible waif. [Comics: Horn, 459] man’s “refusal to lead a disappointed life.” [Am. Lit.: The Adventures of Augie March] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Breaking so violently through the commonplaceness and formality of the age, however, they offer eloquent testimony to the irrepressibility of the romantic instinct in human nature. |
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