Both Uses of
aspire
in
Don Quixote
- "In saying I cursed my fortune thou saidst wrong," said Don Quixote; "for rather do I bless it and shall bless it all the days of my life for having made me worthy of aspiring to love so lofty a lady as Dulcinea del Toboso."†
Chpt 1.31-32 *aspiring = hoping to be successful
- I rave,—to favours such as these Unworthy to aspire; Thy feet to tickle were enough For one so mean as I. What caps, what slippers silver-laced, Would I on thee bestow!†
Chpt 2.43-44aspire = hope to be successful
Definition:
to hope to be successful -- especially in a career