![]() Sprung the rank weed, and thriv’d with large increase.ĭiligence and humility is the way to thrive in the riches of the understanding, as well as in gold. In the fat age of pleasure, wealth and ease, Such a care hath always been taken of the city charities, that they have thriven and prospered gradually from their infancy, down to this very day. The thriven calves in meads their food forsake,Īnd render their sweet souls before the plenteous rack. Seldom a thriving man turns his land into money to make the greater advantage. To see the rebel thrive, the loyal crost. Growth is of the very nature of some things: to be and to thrive is all one with them and they know no middle season between their spring and their fall.Įxperienc’d age in deep despair was lost, Those who have resolved upon the thriving sort of piety, seldom embark all their hopes in one bottom.Ī careful shepherd not only turns his flock into a common pasture, but with particular advertence observes the thriving of every one. In other worlds, and happier seat provides Idly, while Satan, our great author, thrives O son! why sit we here, each other viewing Sail on smooth seas, and at their port arrive. It grew amongst bushes, where commonly plants do not thrive. The better thou thrivest, the gladder am I. He came forth with his clowns horst on poor cart-jades, and so furnished, that if this be thrift, I wish my subjects never thrive. To prosper to grow rich to advance in any thing desired.Įtymology: Of this word there is found no satisfactory etymology: in the northern dialect they use throdden, to make grow perhaps throve was the original word, from throa, Islandick, to encrease. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:
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