Both Uses of
endeavor
in
William Wilson
- But my endeavours on this head were by no means uniformly successful, even when my plans were the most wittily concocted; for my namesake had much about him, in character, of that unassuming and quiet austerity which, while enjoying the poignancy of its own jokes, has no heel of Achilles in itself, and absolutely refuses to be laughed at.†
*endeavours = attempts; or things attemptedunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use endeavors.
- Satisfied with having produced in my bosom the intended effect, he seemed to chuckle in secret over the sting he had inflicted, and was characteristically disregardful of the public applause which the success of his witty endeavours might have so easily elicited.†
Definition:
to attempt; or a project or activity attempted