throve

It throve because it came with the tempting bribe of Heaven in one hand, and the withering threat of Hell in the other.

There were still dissensions and jars, but the Colony throve and grew in industry and strength.

Meanwhile the population grew and throve under colonial protection.

He visited them daily to see how they throve, and was very angry when he saw, one day, that a favorite tree was badly hacked.

The Pierstons kept a dogged middle course, throve without show or noise, and also retired in their turn.