even tenor
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And pleasantly surprised, because the briefer format is better adapted to carry the even tenor of sad beauty that pervades all of Mann's writings, and is unbearably sustained in his long novels.
From Time Magazine Archive
He would deny its very existence, or that of any other emotion that might upset the even tenor of his days.
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A dramatic lapse, perhaps, but an exultant climax to the even tenor of sadness that pervades the book.
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Michael Bartlett, whose even tenor was a mainstay of Princeton Triangle shows 13 years back, sings with as much grace and gusto as pretty Kitty Carlisle.
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The even tenor of his life had suddenly been diverted.
From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
