"How I once envied Kate Henderson," cried she, aloud, "the brilliant accomplishments she possessed, the graceful charm that her cultivation threw over society, and the fascination she wielded, by acquirements of which I knew nothing; but how much more now do I envy her, that in those same gifts her independence was secured,-that, high above the chances of the world, she could build upon her own efforts, and never descend to a condition of dependence!"
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
He thereby not only gained the prize for the expedition, but, by the addition of the bear to his game list, completed his retinue of accomplishments whereby he could claim the full privileges of manhood.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
There was nothing to show on the side of practical accomplishments.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford