I never acquired a fortune such as you are thinking of.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
Nell worked, however, with extraordinary zeal, and in the end her little fingers acquired such skill that neither Stas nor Mea could keep up with her work.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
In every other city of Europe there is a life to be learned and acquired just like a new language.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever