He cursed the Gods that they had not allowed him to obtain work during these weeks, for then Peter and he might have gone on, working, prospering and the parting might have been far distant.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
You are the ray of hope and prospering ambition in my life.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
My suit is prospering, and at length the long-sought, long-hoped for moment is come-" "Well, Harry," said Kilkee, as he dashed open the door.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)