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Hold fast   /hoʊld fæst/   Listen
Hold fast

verb
1.
Stick to firmly.  Synonyms: adhere, bind, bond, stick, stick to.






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"Hold fast" Quotes from Famous Books



... hast received and heard; and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will arrive over thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour ...
— Why I Preach the Second Coming • Isaac Massey Haldeman

... to know it," returned the emperor. "Follow your leader, then, my young friend; and see that, although you have relinquished the priesthood, you hold fast to Christianity. We part for a time, but we shall meet again before long. Let us hope that it may be to give thanks to God for ...
— Prince Eugene and His Times • L. Muhlbach

... willingly repeated the assurances he had so many times already given, that the Greek troops would in no circumstances seek to disarm or intern the Allied troops, and that the Greek Government in its relations with the Entente Powers would in everything hold fast to its policy of benevolent neutrality. He once more noted the reiterated disavowal by the Allied Governments of any wish or intention to force Greece into the War, and on his part disavowed any wish or intention ...
— Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 • G. F. Abbott

... his oration. He repeated his statement that the country had been delivered from a great peril. The strain upon the people's loyalty had been severe, but the bonds that bound them to the Empire had held fast, and please God would ever hold fast. (Enthusiastic demonstration from all the audience, indicating intense loyalty to the Empire.) They had been invited to enter into a treaty for reciprocal trade with the Republic south of us. He would yield to none in admiration, even affection, for their American neighbours. ...
— The Major • Ralph Connor

... Come on, my dear; sit on my back and hold fast to my mane, for I'm a swift horse, ...
— The Louisa Alcott Reader - A Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School • Louisa M. Alcott


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