Read the sentence from Samuel Johnson’s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.To have attempted much is always laudable, even when the enterprize is above the strength that undertakes it.

“Laudable” means deserving praise or admirable. Johnson says that attempting something ambitious is praiseworthy even if it proves too difficult for the person who undertakes it. Therefore, the correct choice is “deserving praise; admirable.”

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