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Webster 1913 Edition
Success
1.
Act of succeeding; succession.
[Obs.]
Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned
By due
By due
success
. Spenser.
2.
That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort.
Men . . . that are like to do that, that is committed to them, and to report back again faithfully the
success
. Bacon.
Perplexed and troubled at his bad
The tempter stood.
success
The tempter stood.
Milton.
3.
The favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue.
Dream of
success
and happy victory! Shakespeare
Or teach with more
The vices of the time to shun.
success
her sonThe vices of the time to shun.
Waller.
Military
successes
, above all others, elevate the minds of a people. Atterbury.
4.
That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results, as a play or a player.
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Success
SUCCESS'
,Noun.
1.
The favorable or prosperous termination of any thing attempted; a termination which answers the purpose intended; properly in a good sense, but often in a bad sense. Or teach with more success her son,
The vices of the time to shun.
Every reasonable man cannot but wish me success in this attempt.
Be not discouraged in a laudable undertaking at the ill success of the first attempt.
Military successes, above all others, elevate the minds of a people.
2.
Succession. [Not in use.][Note. Success without an epithet, generally means a prosperous issue.]