Francis James Child said that Lowell, whom he deemed was typically "perverse," was able to "persist in being serious contrary to his impulses and his talents".
Blues, it seems, hated Greens mainly because they persisted in being Greens, and vice versa.
This is a monumentally naff film, shaming and depressing in a way that British feature-film comedies have persisted in being, intermittently, all our lives.
"Android robot faces have persisted in being a black box problem: they have been implemented but have only been judged in vague and general terms," study first author Hisashi Ishihara says.
"A particular train of thought or action persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on one's circumstances.
"How can we expect young talents to believe in the value of international mobility as long as the role models persist in being home grown?" he asked.
One page further along, she persists in being "crude and illiterate," and is now "slovenly".
If the Hurricanes are to persist in being rude guests, they will need more strong work from their highly underrated goalie, Cam Ward.
Though he can't afford Rosalind, he persists in being heartbroken by her -- a sign that his larger ambition is unsurrendered.
What always baffles me is why on earth anyone over a certain age would persist in being careful – with their diet, their habits or even their addictions.
If Japanese markets persist in being spectacularly inefficient, then investors will move their business to places where taxes and other transaction costs are lower.
