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Literary notes about fervour (AI summary)

Literary authors employ the term fervour to evoke an intense, almost tangible passion that drives characters’ actions and beliefs. It appears as the force behind ardent declarations of love and desire ([1], [2]), while also capturing the deep spiritual zeal and resolute commitment seen in prayers, meditations, and ideological pursuits ([3], [4]). In narratives ranging from the witty banter of social interactions to the sublime expressions of religious or artistic devotion, fervour becomes a bridge between inner emotions and outward actions. Whether it is used to illustrate a character’s impassioned outburst or to describe the steady, burning light of inner conviction ([5], [6]), the word enriches the texture of the prose by emphasizing a state of heightened feeling and intensity that can transform the mundane into the extraordinary.
  1. “Wish you well!-O, Miss Anville, point but out to me how, in what manner, I may convince you of the fervour of my passion;-tell me
    — from Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney
  2. I ought to have sweat blood then, from the anguish of my yearning—from the fervour of my supplications to have but one glimpse!
    — from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
  3. With what fervour He addresses his prayers to the insensible Image!
    — from The Monk: A Romance by M. G. Lewis
  4. Warm fervour may o'erlook: But spare poor sensibility Th' ungentle, harsh rebuke.
    — from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
  5. And try to restrain the disproportionate fervour with which you throw yourself into commonplace home pleasures.
    — from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë
  6. But so forward, forward, on my new way ‘Filled with purest love and fervour, Faith which my sweet dream did yield.’
    — from The possessed : by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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