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His work has been a hard disciplinarian, a relentless grudger of little joys; and, as is well known, those who make history have little time to make friends.

From Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition by Bredon, Juliet

But he cannot stop my silently believing that the Power in whose clutches we are is an amazing disciplinarian, a relentless grudger of joys.

From Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther by Arnim, Elizabeth von