In the House of Commons, and outside it, his political career was prominently associated with church work ; and his speeches were distinguished for gravity and earnestness.

Wanting in quickness of apprehension and natural grace he compensated by persevering and thorough-going industry, pure benevolence, purity of morals, unselfishness, and a moral earnestness, which compelled esteem and trust even from the Athenians of his own age.

His moral earnestness is also expressed in the warning that the ears of children should be guarded against the poison of immoral speeches.

In his public life Ewald displayed characteristics such as simplicity and sincerity, moral earnestness, independence, absolute fearlessness.

Persius strikes the highest note that Roman satire reached ; in earnestness and moral purpose he rises far superior to the political rancour or good natured persiflage of his predecessors and the rhetorical indignation of Juvenal.

They represent a reaction from the high hopes of the author's youth, when wise legislation was assumed to be a remedy for every public ill. Greg was a man of deep moral earnestness of character and was interested in many philanthropic works.

He is praised for the liveliness and warmth of his portrayals and his moral earnestness and enthusiasm, and the Lives have attracted a large circle of readers throughout the ages.

I believe, because I have this strong persuasion of the earnestness and honesty of these men, that it is my duty to call your Lordships ' attention to the first number of this paper, called The United Irishman, which is intended to produce an excitement leading to rebellion, for the purpose of showing you the language held forth, and the object avowed by these men, to whom a large portion of the people of Ireland look up with confidence, and for the purpose of asking her Majesty's Government if this paper has come under their consideration, and if so, whether the Law Officers in Ireland have been consulted, and if it is the intention of the Government to take any notice of it.

His knowledge of law, business, and human character, a flexible and often passionate eloquence which derived its force from intense earnestness rather than oratorical device, marvelous dexterity in extracting the truth from witnesses, and a manifest honesty of purpose gave him a power over judge and jury which made him universally regarded as the first advocate of his age.

Any attempt to reconcile this statement of the central issue in the campaign of 1956 with the nature of the man who could not conceive it as the central issue will at least resolve our confusions about the chaotic and misleading results of the earnestness of both doctors and President in a situation which should never have arisen.

Camus was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature " for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times ".< ref >

The Manchester Guardian wrote, " The wonderful thing about him was his amazing versatility, and there was an intellectual virility, an untiring earnestness about the man, which was irresistibly stimulating.

Furthermore, unlike their bid for the 1996 Games which was largely criticized for its overall disorganization and arrogance – wherein the bid lacked specifics and relied largely upon sentiment and the notion that it was Athens ' right to organize the Centennial Games ; the bid for the 2004 Games was lauded for its humility and earnestness, its focused message, and its detailed bid concept .< ref >

A dislike of the dry Lutheran orthodoxy of the period gave Zinzendorf some sympathy with that side of the growing rationalism which was attacking dogma, while at the same time he felt its lack of earnestness, and of a true and deep understanding of religion and of Christianity, and endeavoured to counteract these defects by pointing men to the historical Christ, and seeking to recapture practices and spirituality of the Apostolic church.

She did much to atone for them by the intelligence of her work and by the dramatic earnestness with which she imbued all her singing.

His figures are full of life and earnestness, and seem to have an object in view which they follow with intensity.

Cardenio is surprised, however, at the earnestness with which the Duke's younger son, Don Fernando seeks his friendship.

She noted the children's " vivid collective imagination which turned play into serious business " ( hunting a gold mine in the heath ) and observed, " It is the portrayal of this spirit which makes play a matter of desperate yet enjoyable earnestness which gives their distinctive stamp to Mr. Ransome's books.

His death took place at Rome in the eightieth year of his age, not later than 192 AD, if it be true that Commodus ( who was assassinated at the end of this year ) sent him a letter on his death-bed, which he is represented as kissing with devout earnestness in his last moments.

Thus it is concluded, " it belongs to divine grace to give us opportunities of salvation ... it is ours to follow up the blessings which God gives us with earnestness or indifference.

" God is then free to decide how to response to our earnestness or indifference, which make up a part of the data which He considers in His free decision.

His commanding stature, the symmetry of his form, the dark and melancholy beauty of his countenance, rather rendered piquant than impaired by an obliquity of vision, produced an imposing impression even before his deep and powerful voice had given utterance to its melodious thunders ; and harsh and superficial half-truths enunciated with surpassing ease and grace of gesture, and not only with an air of absolute conviction but also with the authority of a prophetic messenger, in tones whose magical fascination was inspired by an earnestness beyond all imitation of art, acquired a plausibility and importance which, at least while the orator spoke, made his audience entirely forgetful of their preconceived objections against them.

According to Jerome, to overcome the doubts of the local bishop as to the earnestness of his Christian belief he wrote ( ca 303, from evidence in IV: 36 ) an apologetic work in seven books that St. Jerome calls Adversus Gentes but which is entitled Adversus Nationes in the only ( 9th-century ) manuscript that has survived.

" had notable chart success ( despite both being criticized for their very " pop " oriented sound which lacked the earnestness of the original recording ), the popularity of the 1984 recording has remained unmatched and the record has seen numerous re-releases in small numbers around Christmas over the years.

Speaking with `` great earnestness '', he said: `` For the Russian people, the question of Poland is not only a question of honor but also a question of security.

Robert Morse, singing with comically plaintive earnestness, carries most of the burden and is responsible for the high spots in Frank Loesser's score.

" The theme is hinted at in the play's ironic title, and " earnestness " is repeatedly alluded to in the dialogue, Algernon says in Act II, " one has to be serious about something if one is to have any amusement in life " but goes on to reproach Jack for ' being serious about everything '".

After a few minutes the blows ceased and Mr. Gladstone, resting on the handle of his axe, looked up, and with deep earnestness in his voice, and great intensity in his face, exclaimed: ‘ My mission is to pacify Ireland .’ He then resumed his task, and never said another word till the tree was down.

The two have an immediate and profound effect on one another ; Frank is impressed by Susan's verve and earnestness and is forced to re-examine his attitudes and position in life ; Susan finds Frank's tutelage opens doors to a bohemian lifestyle and a new self-confidence.

One of the most famous passages of the play is Lavinia's metaphor of capturing a mouse to converting from Christianity to believing in the Roman gods, where Lavinia shows that the most important part of religion is earnestness and a lack of hypocrisy.

He is indeed far below Bossuet, whose robust and sublime genius had no rival in that age ; he does not equal Bourdaloue in earnestness of thought and vigour of expression ; nor can he rival the philosophical depth or the insinuating and impressive eloquence of Jean-Baptiste Massillon.

Field's gushing acceptance speech is well remembered for its earnestness.

Anti-folk ( sometimes antifolk or unfolk ) is a music genre that takes the earnestness of politically charged 1960s folk music and subverts it.

" The editor was so impressed with Bly's earnestness and spirit that he asked the man who wrote the letter to join the paper.

In Thackeray's own day, some commentators, such as Anthony Trollope, ranked his History of Henry Esmond as his greatest work, perhaps because it expressed Victorian values of duty and earnestness, as did some of his other later novels.

In private and family life he was highly estimable, while his ministerial work was carried on with great earnestness and delight.

An intense earnestness derived from experience, and his power of imitation and expression, enabled him to work on the sensibilities of his audiences.

Higinbotham, by his eloquence and earnestness, obtained great influence amongst the members of the legislative assembly, but his colleagues were not prepared to follow him as far as he desired to go.

In response to the disarray of religious educational institutions Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical Aeterni Patris of 4 Aug. 1879 called for the renewal of Christian philosophy and particularly for the study of the doctrines of Aquinas: " We exhort you, venerable brethren, in all earnestness to restore the golden wisdom of St. Thomas, and to spread it far and wide for the defense and beauty of the Catholic faith, for the good of society, and for the advantage of all the sciences.

Joseph Conrad said of him, " We see Mr. Walpole grappling with the truth of things spiritual and material with his characteristic earnestness, and we can discern the characteristics of this acute and sympathetic explorer of human nature ".

And there is something winning about his taciturn earnestness as an actor, although real emotion seldom breaks through ".