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Meanings of great accession in English

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Usage of great accession in English
1
The Bourbons have gained great accession of power within a few years.
Washington Irving
2
This person married a lady who brought him great accession of fortune.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
3
After the battle there was of course a great accession of wounded men.
Woman's Work in the Civil War: A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, ...
4
The avowedly revolutionary party gained a great accession of strength when Mr P.H.
Ireland Since Parnell
5
A great accession of dignity was granted by King Ethelred.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely / A History and D...
6
Virginia, especially, was a great accession to the Rebel cause.
The Great Conspiracy, Volume 5
7
During the first forty-eight hours it flowed nearly four miles, when it received a great accession.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
8
It increased his reputation, and brought to him a great accession of popularity in the West.
Daniel Webster
9
The pride of Wolsey was now further increased by a great accession of power and dignity.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part C. / From...
10
He shook hands with them both, amidst a great accession of sobs, and quittedtheroom
Verner's Pride
11
After the death of Alexander Severus no great accession was made to Roman law, until Theodosius II.
The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
12
It might have been Sunday; but they say that it brings a great accession of throng and jollity.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
13
Temple, however, will scarcely carry with him any great accession of authority to the side either of religion or of infidelity.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
14
On its return to me, at your departure, I discovered a great accession of blots and sailing vessels, beside the aforesaid little things.'
The Heir of Redclyffe
15
That very great accession of population ought sufficiently to indicate to you how great are the projects of the British Ministry in that region.
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders
16
But a much greater accession to the power of capital was supplied by the indirect system of finance-administration.
The History of Rome, Book II / From the Abolition of the Monarch...
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