even tenor
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He would deny its very existence, or that of any other emotion that might upset the even tenor of his days.
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The judge in the Ward case himself echoed the widespread view that Ward was an exception, and that "the even tenor of the British family goes on quietly."
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And pleasantly surprised, because the briefer format is better adapted to carry the even tenor of sad beauty that pervades all of Mann's writings, and is unbearably sustained in his long novels.
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A dramatic lapse, perhaps, but an exultant climax to the even tenor of sadness that pervades the book.
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The only event which happened to interrupt the even tenor of the days was a call from the Contessa Morelli, who was solicitous for her condition.
From The Spell by Orcutt, William Dana
