All 3 Uses of
attain
in
Julius Caesar
- ...But 'tis a common proof,
That lowliness is young ambition's ladder,
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face;
But, when he once attains the upmost round,
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees
By which he did ascend.
Scene 2.1 *attains = gains or reaches something with effort
- I shall have glory by this losing day,
More than Octavius and Mark Antony
By this vile conquest shall attain unto.
Scene 5.5attain = gain or reach something with effort
- Night hangs upon mine eyes; my bones would rest
That have but labour'd to attain this hour.
Scene 5.5
Definition:
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(attain) to gain or reach something with effort