Both Uses of
endeavor
in
The Aeneid
- Thus Fortune on our first endeavor smil'd.†
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- And as, when heavy sleep has clos'd the sight, The sickly fancy labors in the night; We seem to run; and, destitute of force, Our sinking limbs forsake us in the course: In vain we heave for breath; in vain we cry; The nerves, unbrac'd, their usual strength deny; And on the tongue the falt'ring accents die: So Turnus far'd; whatever means he tried, All force of arms and points of art employ'd, The Fury flew athwart, and made th' endeavor void.†
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Definition:
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(endeavor) to attempt; or a project or activity attempted