iron-hearted

Example Sentences

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At last, as numerous members of the audience began to weep, that iron-hearted Liberal, Viscount Grey of Fallodon drew forth his handkerchief and wiped his eyes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The iron-hearted Lieutenant of the Tower, Sir John Brydges, had been softened by the charms of his prisoner, and begged for some memorial of her in writing.

From The Reign of Mary Tudor by Rhys, Ernest

That insensate, bestial determination, iron-hearted, iron-strong, had beaten down opposition, had carried its point.

From A Man's Woman by Norris, Frank

Do you shut your door against the houseless and the homeless, O iron-hearted innkeeper?

From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

The iron-hearted Berselius, the man of daring and nerve, was not here, he had been left behind in the elephant country in the immeasurable south.

From The Pools of Silence by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)