In violation of the strict impersonality of the folk ballads, minstrels constantly intrude into their narratives with moralizing comments and fervent assurances that they are not lying at the very moment when they are most fabulous.
For their part, Tom and Christina respond with equally fervent commitment effortlessly spinning fan comments into hilarious and lengthy bits.
Legislator Michael B. Kaplowitz, who proposed the resolution to decommission Indian Point, said that after hearing the public comments, he was "as fervent as ever".
I ended my comments by observing that my most fervent wish was that the next Labor Prime Minister of Australia would be … Malcolm Fraser.
As a fervent Knicks fan for more than 30 years, these comments were disturbing in another way.
Jeremy Corbyn faces a damaging new anti-semitism scandal as a bombshell dossier reveals the full extent of anti-Jewish, violent and abusive comments on Facebook groups mobilising his most fervent supporters.
When Kaur revealed the cover art for "The Sun and Her Flowers" on her account in July, the post received 180,138 likes and 8,044 comments, some of which ("OMGGG YASSS!!!" "I love you, rupi!") recall the fervent devotion of Beatles fans.
While Taiwan officials were reluctant to comment directly on the arms request, they did not mask their fervent desire for the weapons.
And thank goodness, the most fervent disciples of the low-carb cult have not yet executed anyone for heresy -- although the comments some have directed at me suggest they might wish they could.
An intellectually fervent, fiercely independent maverick, he revived and revised a panoply of outré realist styles to comment on pressing contemporary issues, especially the environment and AIDS.
