Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Far on; far forward; in an advanced degree or extent.
- Far; to or in such a degree or extent: in the adverbial conjunctive phrases as, or so, farforth as, where the words are now usually separated, forth being expletive.
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Examples
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Marke but how far-forth he endevoreth to give a thousand precepts to be kept in his places of exercises both of bodie and mind.
Of the Institution and Education of Children. To the Ladie Diana of Foix, Countesse of Gurson. 1909
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From this fundamental law of Nature, by which men are commanded to endeavour peace, is derived this second law, that a man be willing, when others are so too, as far-forth as for peace and defence of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things, and be contented with so much liberty against other men as he would allow other men against himself.
Chapter XIV. Of the First and Second Natural Laws, and of Contracts 1909
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Which showeth that many a man so far-forth lacketh grace --
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 William Carew Hazlitt 1873
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And therfore all that hath been said formerly, (Chap. 14) of the nature of Covenants between man and man in their naturall capacity, is true also when they are made by their Actors, Representers, or Procurators, that have authority from them, so far-forth as is in their Commission, but no farther.
Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 1633
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Marke but how far-forth he endevoreth to give a thousand precepts to be kept in his places of exercises both of bodie and mind.
Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian Various 1562
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You can choose any one, the grand far-forth cannon firing or the exciting grappling.
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You can choose any one, the grand far-forth cannon firing or the exciting grappling.
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You can choose any one, the grand far-forth cannon firing or the exciting grappling.
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(as far-forth as the necessities of Nature require,) by the Lawes of the Common-wealth.
Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 1633
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