iron-hearted
Example Sentences
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At last, as numerous members of the audience began to weep, that iron-hearted Liberal, Viscount Grey of Fallodon drew forth his handkerchief and wiped his eyes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The interest of the press and the public approval of the National Irish Players had not proved sufficient to propitiate that iron-hearted monster, Financial Success.
From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth
Should some rough, unfeeling dobbin, In this iron-hearted age, Seize thee on thy nest, my Robin, And confine thee in a cage, Then, poor prisoner! think of me— Think, and sigh for liberty.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles
Mr. Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sierras, calls it "an iron-fronted, iron-footed, and iron-hearted town."
From The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin by Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton)
For an instant he stood watching, watching a resistless, iron-hearted force whirling her away, out of his reach, out of his life.
From A Man's Woman by Norris, Frank
