even tenor
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
The judge in the Ward case himself echoed the widespread view that Ward was an exception, and that "the even tenor of the British family goes on quietly."
From Time Magazine Archive
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
A dramatic lapse, perhaps, but an exultant climax to the even tenor of sadness that pervades the book.
From Time Magazine Archive
But in the village of Hamble there was little to ruffle the even tenor of its existence.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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