Literary notes about Lasting (AI summary)
The term "lasting" in literature often conveys a sense of enduring quality or permanence, whether applied to emotions, states of being, or achievements. Authors use it to underline the idea that certain peace, affection, or influence endures beyond the ephemeral, as seen in discussions of a "lasting peace" that outlives conflict [1, 2, 3] or a "lasting friendship" that withstands the tests of time [4, 5]. In other instances, it marks the indelible nature of memory and regret, suggesting that some impressions—whether of sorrow or another enduring effect—cannot easily be erased [6, 7, 8]. Thus, "lasting" functions as a powerful qualifier that underscores both the beauty and the torment of experiences, giving depth to the narrative by linking transient moments to an eternal continuum [9, 10].
- I should be more happy if destiny had chosen me to procure for my country 281 the benefit of a lasting peace.
— from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 by Emperor of the French Napoleon I - In which the arrival of a man of war puts a final end to hostilities, and causes the conclusion of a firm and lasting peace between all parties.
— from History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding - The war shall end in lasting peace, And all the rage of haughty Juno cease.
— from The Aeneid by Virgil - The mind of Galerius was the most susceptible of the sterner passions, but it was not, however, incapable of a sincere and lasting friendship.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Their first attachment took its rise in mutual affection, in community of honourable feelings; therefore this affection is lasting.
— from Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - In the moment of passion fortune may be despised, but it ever produces a lasting repentance.
— from She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night: A Comedy by Oliver Goldsmith - But thy days shall be days of sorrow—that sorrow which is the most lasting of impressions, as the cypress is the most enduring of trees.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe - O fleeting joyes Of Paradise, deare bought with lasting woes!
— from The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton - No, beauty, gentleness, etc. etc. may gain a heart; but esteem, the only lasting affection, can alone be obtained by virtue supported by reason.
— from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft - By this means has this great Prince laid the Foundation of a great and lasting Fame, by personal Labour, personal Knowledge, personal Valour.
— from The Spectator, Volume 1 by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele
