wont

• The royal father, as his wont was, flew into a passion, and weighted the boys' frolic with the heavy penalty of banishment for Gavestone, and imprisonment for the Prince. —  A Forgotten Hero Not for Him
• Oh, tempt not him who from trouble Is rising with new found might; With pure marks direct him, rather To honor's exalted height Thus you would speak, elder hero If you in our home abode; Your wont is the way of honor You fare on the forward road. —  Poems and Songs
• Philip--as his wont was--had gone into so many petty and puzzling details, and had laid down rules of action suitable for various contingencies, so easy to put comfortably upon paper, but which might become perplexing in action, that it was no wonder he should be a little anxious. —  History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89 — Complete
• He began, however, to speak freely and carelessly, as his wont was when criticising or ridiculing plans of Cćsar and the Augustians that were not sufficiently ćsthetic Ye have found victims! —  Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero
• Burke took refuge, as his wont was when too hard pressed, in a mighty bellow. —  Within the Law

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