usher,

    Yearly, whene'er his day did rites ceremonial usher,

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    Yearly, whene'er his day did rites ceremonial usher,

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“May it please you,” answered the perplexed usher,

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Yearly, whene'er his day did rites ceremonial usher,

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We should have preferred to hand her to the junior usher,

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

Wolsey tried to look unconcerned, and calling to his gentleman usher,

Windsor Castle William Harrison Ainsworth 1843

"In the north aisle, an't please your majesty," replied the usher,

Windsor Castle William Harrison Ainsworth 1843

Such of her attendants as persisted in paying her the honors due to a queen were driven from her household; those who consented to serve her as princess-dowager, she refused to admit into her presence; so that she remained unattended, except by a few women, and her gentleman usher,

Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical 1827

"Finding" (says George) "that there is no great degree of gentility affixed to the character of an usher,

Oliver Goldsmith A Biography Washington Irving 1821