The city of Wintoncester, that fine old city,
aforetime capital of Wessex, lay amidst its convex and concave downlands in all the brightness and warmth of a July morning.
From the lofty cross-beams, on long sennit strings, hung the heads of enemies taken
aforetime in jungle raid and sea foray.
"The mouth is a little member, even of the body of a great king, O Chief Bulalio, ruler of the People of the Axe, wizard of the wolves that are upon the Ghost Mountain, who
aforetime was named Umslopogaas, son of Mopo, son of Makedama."
And how this little house, consecrated
aforetime by love and joy, had been re-consecrated for her by her happiness and sorrow!
we found the
aforetime young matron graying toward the imminent verge of her half century, and the babies all men and women, and some of them married and experimenting familywise themselves -- for not a soul of the tribe was dead!
As the Queen had said
aforetime, the King was mightily proud of his archers, and now held this tourney to show their skill and, mayhap, to recruit their forces.
Here
aforetime sat Neleus, peer of gods in counsel, but he was now dead, and had gone to the house of Hades; so Nestor sat in his seat sceptre in hand, as guardian of the public weal.
Even as thou didst hear me
aforetime when I prayed, and didst press hardly upon the Achaeans, so hear me yet again, and stay this fearful pestilence from the Danaans."
You cannot reform a lady of many lovers, and Asia has been insatiable in her flirtations
aforetime. She will never attend Sunday-school or learn to vote save with swords for tickets.
'And I was very ill grieved, Miss Grey; but I went to my seat, and I tried to do my duty as
aforetime: but I like got no peace.
Then, as often
aforetime, we gathered together in the cheer of the red hearth-flame, while outside the wind of a winter twilight sang through fair white valleys brimmed with a reddening sunset, and a faint, serene, silver-cold star glimmered over the willow at the gate.
The father will not agree with his children, nor the children with their father, nor guest with his host, nor comrade with comrade; nor will brother be dear to brother as
aforetime. Men will dishonour their parents as they grow quickly old, and will carp at them, chiding them with bitter words, hard-hearted they, not knowing the fear of the gods.
