Literary notes about ardency (AI summary)
In literature, the term ardency is employed to evoke a sense of burning passion and fervor that can animate both feelings and actions. It appears in contexts ranging from the powerful, almost overwhelming intensity of romantic love ([1], [2]) to the spirited, creative zeal that drives intellectual pursuits ([3], [4]), and even to the primal rush of desire that compels decisive behavior ([5], [6]). In each instance, ardency enriches the narrative by imbuing characters and moments with an energetic, almost elemental quality that captures the reader’s imagination ([7], [8]).
- Charles had given up his whole heart, and loved with an ardency stronger than death itself.
— from The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. I., No. 8, April, 1835 by Various - I am sure that the ardency of mine can never abate; my affectionate regard for you can never decay.
— from The Boarding School; Lessons of a Preceptress to Her Pupils Consisting of Information, Instruction and Advice, Calculated to Improve the Manners and Form the Character of Young Ladies. To Which Is Added, a Collection of Letters, Written by the Pupils to Their Instructress, Their Friends, and Each Other. by Hannah Webster Foster - “I would not,” said he, “turn my back upon any other candidate in the province, in point of preparatory excellence and ardency of imagination.
— from Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton - In this sense, it is with great justice we apply the expressions, 'warmth of soul,' 'ardency of imagination,' 'fire of genius,' &c.
— from The System of Nature, or, the Laws of the Moral and Physical World. Volume 1 by Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d' - But how far will the ardency of desire prompt us on?
— from The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801) by Daniel Defoe - The angels then told him to cast off his raiment, which, from the ardency of his desire, he did with a quickness that could scarcely be surpassed.
— from Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There by Emanuel Swedenborg - Words cannot describe the ardency of my flame; it is actions only that can do it.
— from The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless by Eliza Fowler Haywood - Ah, the pink flower of dawn is bursting in golden glory, thrilling in orange and saffron, flaming with the ardency of love and hope.
— from The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
