-
Night (also
known as the
Parable of the
Friend at
Midnight or of the
Importunate Neighbour) is a
parable of
Jesus which appears in Luke 11:5–8. In it...
- The
Parable of the
Unjust Judge (also
known as the
Parable of the
Importunate Widow or the
Parable of the
Persistent Woman, is one of the
parables of...
- "The
Bridge of Sighs" is an 1844 poem by
Thomas Hood
concerning the
suicide of a
homeless young woman who
threw herself from
Waterloo Bridge in London...
-
lawes that
England hath, [viz.,
Magna Carta] were got by our
Forefathers importunate petitioning unto the
kings that
still were
their Task-masters; and yet...
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characterized by a great, strict, very
serious seriousness, a determined,
almost importunate tendency to
follow classical models, the finest,
cleverest calculation...
- does the red pole
which projects from my
indecent groin; but as for the
importunate birds, the reed
fixed on my head
terrifies them and
forbids them to settle...
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Finding of the
Saviour in the
Temple (1860) The
Shadow of
Death (1871) The
Importunate Neighbour (1895) The
Miracle of the Holy Fire (1899) The
Triumph of the...
- imagine, by a
feeling of
proud self-sufficiency.
Though the
object of
importunate solicitation, he is
himself not in need of
anything beyond himself. He...
- Indeed, the new king's
craving for Humboldt's
company became at
times so
importunate as to
leave him only a few
waking hours to work on his writing. Humboldt's...
- rest, due to
serious health concerns.
During his ship's arrival, an
importunate and con****uously made-up
older man
approaches Aschenbach with suggestive...
