Literary notes about Obtained (AI summary)
The term "obtained" in literature frequently conveys the notion of acquiring or securing something—whether it be tangible goods, rights, or outcomes—with an emphasis on the method or circumstance of acquisition. In historical narratives, its use often reflects negotiated gains or awarded honors, as when envoys acquired peace [1] or when a triumphant leader secured the desired terms [2, 3]. In epic and mythological texts, it can denote both material and abstract victories, such as the attainment of tranquility by sages [4] or even the symbolic procurement of a destined favor [5, 6]. Moreover, technical works employ "obtained" to indicate results achieved through deliberate effort, whether in scientific experiments [7] or measured processes [8]. Thus, across genres and eras, "obtained" consistently emphasizes the culmination of effort, be it through negotiation, battle, or systematic procedure.
- When they found out that the Romans were [Pg 154] disposed to make war upon them, they despatched envoys to Rome and obtained peace.
— from Dio's Rome, Volume 1 by Cassius Dio Cocceianus - The liberal terms which he obtained announce the prudence of the victor, who respected the valor, and apprehended the despair, of an unconquered mind.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Even these chosen freedmen obtained no more than the private rights of citizens, and were rigorously excluded from civil or military honors.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Here is the sacred tirtha called Ujjanaka, where the holy sage Vasistha with his wife Arundhati and also the sage Yavakri obtained tranquillity.
— from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 - That which Israel sought, he hath not obtained: but the election hath obtained it.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - He was altogether such a powerful and wealthy monarch, that he accomplished and obtained everything he desired.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) by Bernal Díaz del Castillo - The sulphate obtained, the sulphuric acid could then be extracted.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - The length required for the ladders was thus obtained, being calculated from the breadth of the brick.
— from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
