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Obstinacy |
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Obstinacy Obtuseness (See DIMWITTEDNESS.) Oddness (See ECCENTRICITY.) Oldness (See AGE, OLD.) Balmawhapple bullheaded, blundering Scotch laird. [Br. Lit.: Waverley]
stern and righteous Presbyterian. [Br. Lit.: The Heart of Midlothian] rigid “man of realities.” [Br. Lit.: Hard Times] (1822–1885) 18th U.S. president; nicknamed “Unconditional Surrender.” [Am. Hist.: Kane, 523] intractable, unyielding lawyer. [Br. Lit.: David Copperfield] known for being “quite contrary.” [Nurs. Rhyme: Baring-Gould, 31] symbol of obstinacy: “stubborn as a mule.” [Folklore: Jobes, 462] refuses to heed Moses’s mandate from God. [O.T.: Exodus 7:13, 22–23, 8:32, 9:7, 12] |
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| Altho' I cannot agree with you in supposing that I shall never again be exposed to Misfortunes as unmerited as those I have already experienced, yet to avoid the imputation of Obstinacy or ill-nature, I will gratify the curiosity of your daughter; and may the fortitude with which I have suffered the many afflictions of my past Life, prove to her a useful lesson for the support of those which may befall her in her own. Bogdanich is vindictive and you'll pay for your obstinacy," said Kirsten. "I can't say I do," answered Horace, in the positive tone of a man whose obstinacy is proof against every form of appeal that can be addressed to him. |
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