even tenor
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
Walter George enjoys his role as the most powerful member of the 84th, and he has been able to maintain the even tenor of his ways.
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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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Yes, if he hadn't staggered humanity, the editor had certainly set excitement blazing in hundreds of young feminine hearts, and upset the even tenor of as many homes.
From The Way of the Strong by Ridgwell Cullum
