All 4 Uses of
prosperous
in
Gulliver's Travels
- We set sail from Bristol, May 4, 1699, and our voyage was at first very prosperous.†
Chpt 1 *
- I shall not trouble the reader with a particular account of this voyage, which was very prosperous for the most part.†
Chpt 1
- We had a very prosperous gale, till we arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, where we landed for fresh water; but discovering a leak, we unshipped our goods and wintered there; for the captain falling sick of an ague, we could not leave the Cape till the end of March.†
Chpt 2
- Our voyage was very prosperous, but I shall not trouble the reader with a journal of it.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(prosperous) successful or good -- especially with regard to finances or wealth