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• Diners ŕ la Russe may possibly, erewhile, save modern gentlemen the necessity of learning the art which was in auld lang syne one of the necessary accomplishments of the youthful squire; but, until side-tables become universal, or till we see the office of "grand carver" once more instituted, it will be well for all to learn how to assist at the carving of this dish, which, if not the most elegant in appearance, is a very general favourite. —  The Book of Household Management
• Thus Shenstone says Lavender, whose spikes of azure bloom Shall be, erewhile, in arid bundles bound To lurk amidst the labours of her loom And crown her kerchiefs clean with micklc rare perfume According to Gerarde, the Spartans were in the habit of eating cress with their bread, from a popular notion very generally held among the ancients, that those who ate it became noted for their wit and decision of character. —  The Folk-lore of Plants
• First I saw the Junker and Sir Franz, who had fallen out about me, a foolish maid; then it was my Ann, pining with grief, paler than ever with a nun's veil on her; or standing by the Pegnitz, on the very spot where, erewhile, in the sweet Springtide, a forsaken maid had cast herself in The first lightning rent the sky and the storm came up in haste, bursting above our heads, and as the thunder roared closer and closer after the flash I was more and more frightened. —  Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works
• Yes, it is the very face I had hoped to find it; and when, erewhile, I saw your likeness in the red hood, and heard your speech as you poured forth your inmost soul to grandmother Pernhart, I knew my own mind How dear the newcomer was, in truth, to all in the Pernhart household I might mark that evening. —  Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works
• I could not range the hills till high Above me stood the summer moon: And as to dancing, I could fly As soon The sports, to which with boyish glee I sprang erewhile, attract no more; Although I am but sixty-three Or four. —  Fly Leaves

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