v. t.
All things concur toprosper our design. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
They, in their earthly Canaan placed,
Long time shall dwell and prosper. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable timber. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. prospérité, L. prosperitas. See Prosperous. ] The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune; success;
Now prosperity begins to mellow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not at all to lose them. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See Despair. ]
A happy passage and a prosperous wind. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]
By moderation either state to bear
Prosperous or adverse. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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