bring to maturity

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But in their subsequent treatment of that sacred instrument, which each had done so much to bring to maturity, they, unfortunately for the country, differed very widely.

From Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States by Van Buren, Martin

There is however a fermentation in both nations, which the continuance of the war and its consequent distresses will probably increase, if not bring to maturity.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared

The Kogisho, like the Councils of Kuges and Daimios, was nothing but an experiment, a mere germ of a deliberative assembly, which only time and experience could bring to maturity.

From The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881 by Iyenaga, Toyokichi

Oh, woe to that belated winter-overtaken plant, which the summer could not bring to maturity!

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

Intelligent, active, cool, daring, and insinuating, colonel Phelipeaux immediately applied himself to bring to maturity, a plan at once suitable to his genius, and interesting to his wishes.

From The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. by Carr, John, Sir