Literary notes about Procure (AI summary)
The term "procure" in literature often conveys a deliberate and sometimes arduous effort to secure something desired or necessary. Authors employ the word in a range of contexts, from the tangible act of obtaining supplies—as when a character seeks the materials to manufacture soap [1] or acquires a necessary carriage [2]—to more abstract pursuits, such as achieving honor on the battlefield [3] or fulfilling personal ambitions [4]. It is also used to describe the negotiation of social and legal obligations, whether to secure a surety [5] or to obtain commendable favor [6]. In each usage, the word encapsulates both the intent and the labor involved in the act of obtaining, reflecting a universal preoccupation with the effort required to gain something of value.
- The engineer intended to manufacture soap as soon as he could procure the necessary materials—soda or potash, fat or oil.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - I was to see him at once, and procure a carriage.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe - His useless valor served only to procure him an honorable death on the field of battle.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Now, to see things which I cannot understand, to procure impossibilities, these are the study of my life.
— from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet - Lords, you that here are under our arrest, Procure your sureties for your days of answer.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare - He wishes to take us himself to Versailles, and promises to procure some employment for me.”
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova
