How little music has to do with one's state of mind, may be seen from the fact that in his weak and complaining despair, he composed one of his sturdiest works, "Kampf und Sieg."
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes
Only once had Mr. Pierce found this method to fail in quelling even the sturdiest of rivals.
"The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him"
Paul Leicester Ford
Little Se-li-nah, the sturdiest of travelling companions through months of wandering over portage and up river, has won our unbounded respect and created for herself a warm place in every heart.
"The New North"
Agnes Deans Cameron