Both Uses of
bestow
in
Common Sense, by Thomas Paine
- The wise, and the worthy, need not the triumph of a pamphlet; and those whose sentiments are injudicious, or unfriendly, will cease of themselves unless too much pains are bestowed upon their conversion.†
Chpt Intrbestowed = gave
- Secondly, as no man at first could possess any other public honours than were bestowed upon him, so the givers of those honours could have no power to give away the right of posterity.†
Chpt 2. *
Definition:
to give -- typically to present as an honor or give as a gift