"Steadfastly" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... her; the men of the period never wearied of devouring her with their eyes. An exquisite perfume which exhaled from her person scented the air we breathed. When she had passed, our Father, who had looked steadfastly at her, said to us: 'Were you not fascinated by so much beauty?' We were all silent. 'I,' continued the Bishop, 'experienced great pleasure in looking at her, for God has appointed that some day she shall judge us. I see her,' he added, 'as a soiled and blackened dove; but this ...
— Spontaneous Activity in Education • Maria Montessori
... I want to see," she asserted and took a step forward. But he did not move an inch from his position and his eyes were fixed steadfastly on ...
— Mary Louise in the Country • L. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)
... secretary had gone, Victor sat motionless, so still that his breathing scarcely stirred his body, with a face absolutely imperturbable, steadfastly gazing into that darkness which shrouded the workings of ...
— Red Masquerade • Louis Joseph Vance
... dejected country chief preside, And be her Genius called! her studies raise, Correct her manners, and inspire her youth; For, though deprav'd and sunk, she brought thee forth, And glories in thy name. She points thee out To all her sons, and bids them eye thy star— Thy star, which, followed steadfastly, shall lead To wisdom, virtue, glory here, and joy ...
— Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams - Sixth President of the Unied States • William H. Seward
... was to enjoy to the utmost the pleasure of being together, and with it to do everything possible to help our native State. To these two objects we have been steadfastly true in all the years; and how we have planned, and what we have done has been recorded to our credit, so that we may now say in looking back, "We have kept the faith and ...
— Memories and Anecdotes • Kate Sanborn
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