sedulity
Example Sentences
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Very few persons practise serious self-examination at all; and none employ the power of self-inspection with that carefulness and sedulity with which they ought.
From Sermons to the Natural Man by William G. T. (William Greenough Thayer) Shedd
He did not write very rapidly; and he corrected, both in MS. and in proof, with the utmost sedulity.
From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by George Saintsbury
To the best of their ability the four strove to shield her without her being able to perceive their sedulity.
From The Unwilling Vestal by Edward Lucas White
Nor would he have scrupled a moment desiring him to leave the room, had he not prudently determined to guard with the utmost sedulity against raising any suspicions of his passion for Cecilia.
From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 by Fanny Burney
Spohr remained under the care of Dufour until he was twelve years old, and devoted himself to his work with great sedulity.
From Great Violinists And Pianists by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
