timehonoured

The Irish Caruso-Garibaldi was in superlative form and his stentorian notes were heard to the greatest advantage in the timehonoured anthem sung as only our citizen can sing it.

Ulysses 2003

Paul's partaking in the timehonoured Scottish denial-therapy of bullets-bounce-off-me humour had been a brave gesture, drawing on God knew how depleted reserves, and had been as much for his father's benefit as for his own.

Country of the Blind Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 1997

It's very moving when you think that you can get this many people out from their busy schedules in order to have this timehonoured tradition pursued once again.

Christmas Luncheon 1987

The kilt has been donned, the pipes are playing, the haggis has been brought in and addressed in the words of the timehonoured ode, though nowhere, I am certain, with more artistry and feeling than here, and in the words of one Irishman, the whisky has gone down the piper's throat like a torchlight procession.

St. Andrew's Day Special Meeting 1961

Nor was his influence less potent among Protestant than Catholic rulers; the universal esteem in which he was held throughout the world meant much in an epoch, the close of which was to witness the disruption of many timehonoured institutions, social and political as well as religious.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

Signal House which they shortly reached, they proceeded perforce in the direction of Amiens street railway terminus, Mr Bloom being handicapped by the circumstance that one of the back buttons of his trousers had, to vary the timehonoured adage, gone the way of all buttons though, entering thoroughly into the spirit of the thing, he heroically made light of the mischance.

Ulysses James Joyce 1911

Seeing they were all looking at his chest he accommodatingly dragged his shirt more open so that on top of the timehonoured symbol of the mariner's hope and rest they had a full view of the figure 16 and a young man's sideface looking frowningly rather.

Ulysses James Joyce 1911

The Irish Caruso-Garibaldi was in superlative form and his stentorian notes were heard to the greatest advantage in the timehonoured anthem sung as only our citizen can sing it.

Ulysses James Joyce 1911

Oxonian (the bearer, by the way, of one of the most timehonoured names in Albion's history) placed on the finger of his blushing _fiancée_ an expensive engagement ring with emeralds set in the form of a fourleaved shamrock the excitement knew no bounds.

Ulysses James Joyce 1911

So, bevelling around by Mullett’s and the Signal House which they shortly reached, they proceeded perforce in the direction of Amiens street railway terminus, Mr Bloom being handicapped by the circumstance that one of the back buttons of his trousers had, to vary the timehonoured adage, gone the way of all buttons though, entering thoroughly into the spirit of the thing, he heroically made light of the mischance.

Ulysses 2003