sedulity
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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
There is nothing more operative than sedulity and diligence.
From Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources by William Alexander Clouston
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
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
Mr. Murray and Mr. Vandenhoff, with great good taste, attended on Sir Walter Scott's right and left, and we know that he has expressed himself much gratified by their anxious politeness and sedulity.
From Chronicles of the Canongate by Sir Walter Scott
