It must be remembered that he had never hitherto felt the check of importunate debt, and he walked by habit, not by self-criticism.
" Fred Vincy, we have seen, had a debt on his mind, and though no such immaterial burthen could depress that buoyant-hearted young gentleman for many hours together, there were circumstances connected with this debt which made the thought of it unusually importunate.
" Here their conversation closed, the demands of the dance becoming now too importunate for a divided attention.
The dancing began within a few minutes after they were seated; and James, who had been engaged quite as long as his sister, was very importunate with Isabella to stand up; but John was gone into the card-room to speak to a friend, and nothing, she declared, should induce her to join the set before her dear Catherine could join it too.
But, on the other hand, childhood has so quickly learned to find daily things tedious, and familiar things importunate, that it has no great delight in the mere middle of the day, and feels weariness of the summer that has ceased to change visibly.
If this importunate heart trouble your peace With words lighter than air, Or hopes that in mere hoping flicker and cease; Crumple the rose in your hair; , , ,, , And cover your lips with odoroustwilight and say, "O Hearts of wind-blown flame!
Don't be importunate When we want to help somebody, we should be careful enough not to put too much pressure on them.
