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Definition of Aspired
1. aspire [v] - See also: aspire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aspired
Literary usage of Aspired
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... attempt of the great council of Kimini, which aspired to universal freedom,
was successfully resisted by the son of Con- ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... Ь. ОП Giuliano again aspired to the papacy, but his great influence during
Innocent's pontificate and his pronounced sympathy for France had made him ..."
3. The History of France from the Earliest Times to 1848 by Guizot (François), Witt (Henriette Elizabeth), Robert Black (1884)
"The long quarrel between the popes and the emperors of Germany who, as kings of
the Romans, aspired to invade or dominate Italy, ..."
4. American Annals: Or, a Chronological History of America, from Its Discovery by Abiel Holmes (1805)
"_ The Nar- The Narraganset Indians, conscious of their pow- threaten er, * aspired
at an extension of empire on the ruins o\ *"••. their neighbours, ..."
5. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1852)
"... that he still aspired after the see of Winchester, and appointed the king of
England, his zealous agent to effect this purpose. ..."
6. Orations from Homer to William McKinley by Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1902)
"REPLY TO THE ACCUSATION THAT HE aspired TO THE DICTATORSHIP SEPTEMBER 25, 1792
IT is a fine day for the nation, it is a fine day for the French republic, ..."
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