Read full poem →ignity ; neither men of learning, and therefore both preferring courtly
accomplishments, and the knowledge of the world, to tlie deepest know-
ledge of books, and the most extensive literature. Such characters ex-
Dictionary Entry
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
In a Sentence
“the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc”
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Poetry examples for “accomplishments”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →naissance encompassed music and art as well
as literature. Explore the accomplishments of the
musicians and artists involved in the movement.
Read full poem →school, not only by his classical attainments, but by his athletic
feats--accomplishments calculated to render him a leader among lads.
Read full poem →Rank, fortune, wit, talent, acquired knowledge, and liberal
accomplishments, with beauty of person, vigorous health, and
constitutional hardihood,--all these advantages, elevated by the habits
Read full poem →presence of our common lamented friend, Dr. Johnson. A dispensation
which spares neither rank, accomplishments, nor virtues, has
unhappily terminated this enjoyment, but it has not extinguished
