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/ɛmˈpɹaɪz/ · noun
(archaic) An enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure..
[N]oble minds of yore allyed were, / In braue poursuit of cheualrous emprize, / That none did others safety despize […]
the deeds of love and high emprise
And as he is, who unwills what he willed, / And by new thoughts doth his intention change, / So that from his design he quite withdraws, / Such I became, upon that dark hillside, / Because, in thinking, I consumed the emprise, / Which was so very prompt in the beginning.
Nothing short of an imperative sense of duty could tempt me to set forth on that most perilous emprise, a discussion of the American language.
I love thy courage yet, and bold emprise; / But here thy sword can do thee little stead.
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Emprise means (archaic) An enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure..
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[N]oble minds of yore allyed were, / In braue poursuit of cheualrous emprize, / That none did others safety despize […]
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