To: Bella_Bru; sinkspur; MississippiDeltaDawg; RikaStrom; aculeus; general_re; hellinahandcart
Callous denotes a deadening of the sensibilities; as, a callous conscience. ... Obdurate implies an active resistance of the heart and will against the pleadings of compassion and humanity..
And if you remain callous and obdurate, I
Shall perish as he did, and you will know why,
Though I probably shall not exclaim as I die,
Oh, willow, titwillow, titwillow!-- The Mikado.
257 posted on
09/05/2005 11:54:10 AM PDT by
dighton
To: dighton
LOL!! Titwillow was the first thing that came to mind!!
258 posted on
09/05/2005 12:13:58 PM PDT by
sinkspur
(It is time for those of us who have much to share with those who have nothing.)
To: dighton
O tigers heart wrapped in a womans hide!
How couldst thou drain the lifeblood of the child,
To bid the father wipe his eyes withal,
And yet be seen to bear a womans face?
Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible;
Thou stern, obdurate, flinty, rough, remorseless. A bit from that Shakespeare fellow ...
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