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| 例句 | Frequent is heard the voice of woe, Frequent the tears of sorrow flow; Such sounds as erst, in Camlan heard, Roused to wrath old Arthur’s bard; Cambria’s warrior we deplore; Our Llewelyn is no more. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z A stable, erst his scorn and hate, Was now become his wish’d retreat; His passion cool, his pride forgot, A FARMER’S welcome yard he sought. Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z A Would-be "Literary Gent."—The following is from the Daily Telegraph:— Literary.—A gentleman who erst wrote for recreation, is driven, through cruel misfortune, to resume his pen for a livelihood. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887 2012-04-14T02:00:21.840Z He brought them into the basilica, a long open gallery which lighted the various apartments, and in which clients and visitors erst awaited the call of the Nomenclator. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z The former still writes; the latter, erst a gay man of fashion and then metamorphosed into a zealous Jesuit, is now devoting his missionary labors to Syria. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z “Mountain on mountain, as the Titans erst, My brethren, scaling the high seat of Jove, Heaved Pelion upon Ossa’s shoulders broad In vain emprise.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z As erst MEDUSA’S looks were known To turn beholders into stone, A dire reversion here they felt, And in the eye of pleasure melt. Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z For here still move, by many eyes unseen, The blessed gods that erst Olympus kept. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z "Was erst all lean, was now all fat." Buzz a Buzz or The Bees 2012-02-18T03:00:15.753Z One vaulted apartment of exquisite proportions, erst the sanctuary of the abbot, and later Byron's dog-kennel, is now the chapel of the household. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z He longed for the moment to arrive when the culprit, erst so domineering, would shuffle in, nervous and unstrung. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z How hast thou smoothed for me the path of life, that erst appeared so rough and perplexed! Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z The Genius of his country has crowned him with the same wild wreath which erst she hung upon the head of Burns, and the world has acknowledged the consecration. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z "Grubs you must have; and when your swarming's done," "Two hives you'll find, where erst you had but one." Buzz a Buzz or The Bees 2012-02-18T03:00:15.753Z Still, however, pretended illness is not entirely extinct, — there are some of the labourers who practise it in these days of freedom, as of erst they did in slavery. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z It erst was green as olive-leaf, It then grew gray as myrtle moss The time it slid the moss across; But now ’t is marble-white with grief. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z Then, thither came, Encouraged forth by royal Proserpine, Shades female num'rous, all who consorts, erst, Or daughters were of mighty chiefs renown'd. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Have sounded long-forgotten strings, And life once more as erst was bright. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z He, who the world's foundations erst did lay, Doth bruise full many a bosom day by day, And many a ruby lip and musky tress Doth coffin in the earth, and shroud with clay. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z The land, the crown, thou ownedst, thou both, as erst, shall sway. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The tricksy sprite did erst assist At hushed Verona's moonlight tryst; Sweet Capulet! thou wert not kissed By light winds only. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Sunshine glittering on the leaves of evergreen shrubs, shining on the needles of pines, and adorning every budding twig with radiant dew-drops, that erst were crystals of ice. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z But not for long; For ere the bounteous Autumn spreads her hues Of gold and purple, a cold voice will call And bring us to these wintry lands once more, As erst so often. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z For never erst nor in else hath kind responsive Apollo Led-me astray, but alone in this thing wholly deluded, When he aver'd that you, to remote Ausōnia steering, Safe would arrive. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z In less than two hours the beautiful meadow that erst was so hard and firm was a veritable Slough of Despond. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Think how erst your Eden, Day on day succeeding, With our presence glowed. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z The mate, a sturdy, red-faced, weather-beaten, but comely fellow, sought the captain’s cabin and reported a rapidly-falling glass, and the gradual obliteration of the stars, that erst had shone so sweetly. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z I saw Thine eyes grown awful, life that looked on death, Clear purity on dark and cankered sin, The immortal on corruption,—not the eyes That erst I knew in life, but dreadfuller, And stranger. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Now is the Sun, erst spendthrift of his rays And lavish of his largesses of light, Become a miser in his latter days, An avaricious dotard, alter'd quite. Sonnets and Other Verse 2011-09-11T02:00:08.503Z She seems to become reckless and regardless of her personal appearance—ropes anyhow, rigging awry, dirty foot-prints on a deck that erst was snowy-white, tarnished brass and soiled mahogany. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Thy soil I kiss, beloved home, Which erst my fathers' feet have trod, Where the good seed devoutly sown Sprang forth at the command of God! On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z How is this, Don Paul of the bald pate, are you now so wrathful who erst was so fell a tyrant? Tales from the Old French 2011-07-09T02:00:12.200Z Good for me the hour When music, erst a sylph or monster form, Assumed the glory that immortals wear, And sang to me the messages of Heaven. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Soon the quaint and moss covered church, where Vesper, Matin and Mass had erst been said, chanted and sung, gave place to the "meeting house" of another creed and faith. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z He could have hated his Hester for the over-fondness that had made him ridiculous to optics which erst surveyed him with timid and worshipful reverence, as Semel� may have regarded high Jove. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Where oaks, that erst the Druid knew, are growing, Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z The great Company, erst and long the rulers of Oregon, disown the acts and reprove the conduct of this man of men. Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon 2011-05-20T02:00:38.647Z His majesty of Bourges doth well to merge His title, erst bestowed on him, for one Still more absurd in folly. Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts 2011-04-14T02:00:57.593Z He that was erst so hard as stone of old, Whom ladies like a god on bended knees Devoutly wooed, imploring him for grace, Now dies of vain desire for his own face. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Of course the curate has been at the ball; but, like "Slippery Sam," erst Bishop of Oxford, not much in the dancing room. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z And over all the winding miles, Where erst his foaming torrents ran, The clear, calm Thames breaks forth in smiles Of welcome to the London man. Punch 1893.07.29 2011-04-01T02:00:37.493Z When lofty trees I see barren of leaves, Which erst from heat did canopy the head, And Summer’s green all girded up in sheaves, Borne on the bier with white and bristly head. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Then be our will obeyed, and this day's grant, In rank, as erst in deed, shall make thee noble. Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts 2011-04-14T02:00:57.593Z She lovelier than of erst, if that were possible. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z They owed a debt of gratitude to their Governor, and they were willing to repay it by passive fealty; but they were as lukewarm as erst were the people of Laodicea. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z While the rifle cracked and the cannon roared, And the blood of the friend and foeman poured, He dropped from his nerveless grasp the sword That erst was the nation’s pride. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z Aye, And men that erst for wisdom were held high, Feel thee a thorn to fret them, privily Held higher than they. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z The doubt which ye misdeem, fair love, is vain, That fondly fear to lose your liberty; When, losing one, two liberties ye gain, And make him bound that bondage erst did fly. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z The sonorous campaña of the Cathedral was striking the noted hour—erst celebrated in song. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Of course, the curate has been at the ball; but, like “Slippery Sam,” erst Bishop of Oxford, not much in the dancing room. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z He who erst was wrath, Goes with us now in gentleness. The Bacchae of Euripides 2011-02-06T03:00:51.907Z Railroads threw their bridges over the gorges I had climbed, telegraph poles tamed the erst savage forest ways. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z When at thy feet the gem I lay, Then, but not erst, our wedding day. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z A desolate-looking spot on a flat expanse, through which the canal, erst a river, ran. A Double Knot Ah! is he blind, who erst, untiringly, Searched wildwood, prairie, meadow, rock, and wold, For you, sweet songsters, clad in yellow gold? Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 "Perchance more careful whoso runs may read, Than erst when all, it seemed, could read who ran." The Bible Story A great blackness came over the frosted visage, as if his black biretta had been suddenly drawn forward, and his erst blanched eyebrows gloomed like a black lightning-cloud over the baleful eyes. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z —But in that pomp it doth not long appear; For when 'tis most admired, in a thought, Because it erst was nought, it turns to nought. The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes Ye that erst at Ismail's tower, When human ruin choked the streams, Fell in conquest's glutted hour, Mid women's shrieks and infants' screams! English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Ah God! and but for lingering dull dismay, On all that road our footsteps erst had been Even thus commingled, and our shadows seen Blent on the hedgerows and the water way.” Jan Vedder's Wife The tow'r from whence my childhood gazed Upon the subject fields so fair, Now bears a stranger's banner, raised Where erst my father's fann'd the air. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. So the knights of France and Germany, of Spain and England have set out again as erst under Richard of the Lion-heart, to fight the infidel? The Wine-ghosts of Bremen She saw, she trembled, like a river's course, Checked for a moment in its onward force, By some huge rock amid the torrent hurled Where erst the foaming waters madly curled. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa Hast thou sworn, in thy sad lair, Where erst the strong sea-currents sucked thee down, Never to cease to writhe, and try to rest, Letting the sea-stream wander through thy hair? English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History Yes, she laughed as she sprang upon the erst forbidden window-sill, and out of pure daring sat there. Leonore Stubbs Oh, will you sit and wait, When fields, erst desolate, Now are intoxicate With life that flowers? Blooms of the Berry "Tell me where's your lovely maiden, Whom you sang of erst so well, As a flame that through your bosom Pierced with rare, enchanted spell." Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine Fame, that her high worth to raise Seemed erst so lavish and profuse, We may justly now accuse 10 Of detraction from her praise: Less than half we find expressed; Envy bid conceal the rest. Minor Poems by Milton Her snow-white bed—a feathered nest—erst so well suited to light-hearted repose, had changed its flexible lines of comfort into rigid lines of care. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 How the “Lost Cause” sheds a gloaming On the erst illumed horizon! The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. November The leaves are sere, The woods are drear, The breeze that erst so merrily did play, Naught giveth save a melancholy lay; Yet life's great lessons do not fail E'en in November's gale. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children They are themselves—the gods of Hellas, Who erst so joyously governed the world, But now, supplanted and dead, Yonder, like monstrous ghosts, must fare, Through the midnight skies. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine Swiftly may the angels come again, who erst overwhelmed the cities of the Dead Sea! La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages At this instant, his mild and venerable form arose before me as erst it used to rise from the deacon's seat, a straight, close slip just below the pulpit. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Houses, homes of care and culture, Public buildings grand and costly, Deckings rural and artistic, All the mart and traffic symbols, Mark the once entangled wildwood, Deck the erst embowered valley. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. The warm hearth Their frames so melted they no more could bear, As erst, th' uncovered skies. History of Human Society The night that erst no name had worn, To it a happy name is given; For in that stable lay, newborn, The peaceful Prince of earth and heaven, In the solemn midnight, Centuries ago. Eighth Reader But soon the heavy Spaniards dropped behind; And not in vain had Thomas Doughty sown The seeds of doubt; for many a brow grew black With sullen-seeming care that erst was gay. Collected Poems Volume One And the child lulled the parent, as the parent had erst lulled the child. Shirley Nor let the slow and misbelieving wight Doubt how the fire on the hard earth may seize; No more then how those waters erst did light Upon the sinfull world. Democritus Platonissans Romanticist of bold conceit, Knight of an art which strives anew, He hurled himself at Drama's feet, When erst Hernani's trumpet blew. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems Great Hector's fellow was he erst, with Hector through the fight He thrust, by horn made glorious, made glorious by the spear. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse What else is the object of these lines— Behold old Ennius here, who erst Thy fathers' great exploits rehearsed? The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero My books would now, as erst, be unsafe with you. Shirley Who dare gainsay but God is every where Unbounded, measurelesse, all infinite; Yet the same difficulties meet us here Which erst us met and did so sore affright With their strange vizards. Democritus Platonissans In the background glistened the dual crockery of the erst pious kitchen which the new-comer profaned. Ghetto Comedies For these are arms indeed that erst thy kinsmen Eryx bore: Lo, ye may see them even now flecked with the blood and brain. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse A horn of gold beside him, he leant upon his sword, Thus when I erst espied him 'mid clouds of light he soar'd; His words so low and tender brought life renewed to me. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces Here I first saw the tree, or rather shrub, which bears the balm of Gilead, erst so celebrated for its tonic and stomachic properties. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Invokes strange deities: verse which erst while “Has dull'd the splendid circle of the moon; “And hid with rain-charg'd clouds her father's face. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II He fell with an echoing clamour, to which his clattering cane contributed, and clouds of dust arose and gathered where erst had stood a poet. Ghetto Comedies O fellows, we are used ere now by evil ways to wend; O ye who erst bore heavier loads, this too the Gods shall end. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse Ye had weakened at the best; I have tried the trusty weapons Resting erst within my breast. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Round it no palisade of wood Ran now as erst; A railing stronger, fairer than the first, And all of hammer’d iron—each bar Gold-tipp’d and regular— Walls Balder’s sacred House. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The even mead, that erst brought sweetly forth The freckled Cowslip, Burnet, and green Clover. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare If erst he wished, now he longed sore. The Wide, Wide World Therein a cave was erst, that back a long way burrowing ran, Held by the dreadful thing, the shape of Cacus, monster-man. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse It calms; it heals; it bears what erst ye bore, And marks thy burdens with his own dear name. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Behind, and immediately beneath me, was the Forum, where erst the Romans assembled to enact their laws and choose their magistrates. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The even mead that erst brought sweetly forth The freckled Cowslip, Burnet, and green Clover. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare As erst, her little feet were naked—gleaming with roseate translucence against the green background of the herbage. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Men say that to Silvanus erst, the God of fields and herds,600 The old Pelasgi hallowed it, and made a holy day, E'en those who in the time agone on Latin marches lay. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse The altar at Jerusalem was demolished, and the songs of Zion, erst sung by the Levitical choirs under the leadership of the Korachides,370 were heard no longer. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Hast thou sworn, in thy sad lair, Where erst the strong sea-currents suck'd thee down, Never to cease to writhe, and try to rest, Letting the sea-stream wander through thy hair? Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold The even mead, that erst brought sweetly forth The freckled Cowslip, Burnet, and green Clover. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare The savages—erst so active and lively—taken aback at his sudden appearance, now stood sullenly huddled together, somewhat apart in the gloom of the dingle. Burl It trod the hall of revelry, where thronged The bright and joyous, and the tearful wail Of stricken ones is heard, where erst the song And reckless shout resounded. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader Has amorous play enslaved the mind Where erst no common chains confined? Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf For never has such soothing voice Been to your shadowy world convey'd, Since erst, at morn, some wandering shade Heard the clear song of Orpheus come Through Hades, and the mournful gloom. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold A red rose burns upon his breast Where erst a white rose lay; Above his fervent heart-throb pressed— The red rose of To-day. The Path of Dreams Poems “Here for fifteen years I’ve lain, Borne fierce hunger-pangs, and thirst; I’m not able now to wage Fight as I was able erst.” King Diderik and the fight between the Lion and Dragon and other ballads Surrender now, ye goddesses whom erst the shepherd spied! Something Else Again It was thus my cousin Surrey's life was saved that was erst a weakling.' Privy Seal His Last Venture No, something must be dared; and, great as erst Our dastard patience, be our daring now! Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold They float ethereal, unearthly white Upon the bosom of the darkling mere, Raying the dusk with slumbrous silver light— Eidolons of lost moons erst mirrored there. The Path of Dreams Poems “Why look ye so sad now, who were erst so jolly?” A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales “Kinetogenesis” was ruled by will, The conscious thought goes with it still, And as conscious thought erst “ruled the roast,” Why may it not become a ghost? Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 5 Eyes can with baleful ardour burn; Poison can breathe, that erst perfumed; There's many a white hand holds an urn With lovers' hearts to dust consumed. Tudor and Stuart Love Songs These are not now the savage band who erst Follow'd thy father from their northern hills, Mere ruthless and uncounsell'd wolves of war, Good to obey, without a leader nought. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold No dream that made my days divine But flashes back some mystic sign; And every shape that erst was bright Sweeps by me garmented in light. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Andrew, erst sacristan of Muchelney, was another who left the Order for his first love, but his dislike of the life was less cogently put. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England He watches the rising sun, but blinded by excess of light he turns away, unable to gaze upon the flaming source of life, as erst he had turned from the apparition of the Earth-spirit. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' It is like thou shalt work no harder than erst, or no harder than may be enough to keep me as thy guest. The Sundering Flood Rather it fits you, having wept your hour, With cold dry eyes, and hearts composed and stern, To live, as erst, your daily life in Heaven. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold Now must the gilded helm lose its adornments, For those who polished it sleep in the gloomy grave, Those who made ready erst war-gear of warriors. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race And 'cause with bears he erst was bred, Ursine they call his name; A name which unto future times The Muses shall proclaim. The Book of Brave Old Ballads O Jupiter, whose fruitful brain, By odd obstetrics freed from pain, Bore Pallas, erst my mortal foe, Pray listen to my tale of woe. A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine He will take nothing more than my life," said Sir Godrick; "but ye may add thereto some small matter of the remnants of houses and land which erst my fathers owned, well-beloved of all folk. The Sundering Flood Through all her streets where erst a throng Of men and women streamed along, Uprose the multitudinous roar: To-day I hear that sound no more. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The muttering went on, and the big erst strong man slowly rolled his head from side to side, staring away into the past, and sending a chill of horror through the boy. Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt - Story of South African Adventure She whom you see the plump and lusty dame, With high erected chest and vigorous mien, 97 Was erst th' enamored knight Don Quixote's flame, he fair Dulcinea, of Toboso, queen. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote Nor lily hands or hearts denied The rose-hued warriors erst defied. Queen Summer or, The Tourney of the Lily and the Rose Even so did Osberne, and saw a banner borne by one of theirs, and the selfsame blazon on it; and now he called to mind that never erst had he seen Sir Godrick's banner displayed. The Sundering Flood There erst on holy thoughts intent Their days Matanga's pupils spent. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Beauty is the same In Anno Domini as erst B.C.; Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II So some were pris’ners of the Cyclops erst, When, led by rash Ulysses, our lost friends Intruded needlessly into his cave, And perish’d by the folly of their Chief. The Odyssey of Homer E'en there I found him: there the full-grown cat His head, with velvet paw, did gently pat; As curious as the kittens erst had been To learn what this phenomenon might mean. The Book of Humorous Verse But I will sit down and tell thee a very sweet tale of old times, which thou hast never erst heard. The Sundering Flood And all Ayodhyá, where the feast, Music, and song, and dance had ceased, And merriment and glee, Where every merchant's store was closed That erst its glittering wares exposed, Was like a dried up sea. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Therefore, we soon moved away to secure a guide to the erst entombed city. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Pallas! and Apollo! oh that such As erst in well-built Lesbos, where he strove With Philomelides, whom wrestling, flat He threw, when all Achaia’s sons rejoiced, 160 Ulysses, now, might mingle with his foes! The Odyssey of Homer What though she milked no cow with crumpled horn, Yet, aye she haunts the dale where erst she strayed: And aye before her stalks her amorous knight! The Book of Humorous Verse Give me the lion heart which erst throbbed in your dauntless breasts! The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy So erst the lord of bears I shaped, Born from my mouth as wide I gaped.” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse As they make towards the tree, which has erst served others than themselves as a guide to the crossing-place, the nature of the ground hinders their going at great speed. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Hear me now, because when erst The mighty Shaker of the shores incensed Toss’d me from wave to wave, thou heard’st me not. The Odyssey of Homer When shall those children by their mother's side Gather, ah me! as erst at eventide? Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan There erst was martial Marmion found, His feet upon a couchant hound, His hands to Heaven upraised: And all around on scutcheon rich, And tablet carved, and fretted niche, His arms and feats were blazed. Notes and Queries, Number 72, March 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Some o'er the ground, dyed red with gore, Fled wild with terror to the shore, And, deeming that all hope was lost, Ran to the bridge they erst had crossed. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The ancient monastery, erst the abode of Spanish monks, now become the dwelling-place of the ci-devant Mississippi planter, calls for a word of description. The Death Shot A Story Retold So they, whom hearing he replaced the bow Where erst it stood, terrified at the sound Of such loud menaces; on the other side 440 Telemachus as loud assail’d his ear. The Odyssey of Homer It was a mournful ceremony, where— “The cheers that had erst made the welkin ring Were drowned in the tears that were shed for the King.” A Forgotten Hero Not for Him The sun, quoth he, doth shine as well Abroad as erst where I did dwell. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Had they not long ago agreed, O Ráma, on this treacherous deed, That promised boon, so long retained, He erst had given and she had gained. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Does not the second volume of Miscellaneous Tracts, in which the said treatise may be seen, explicitly admonish us to remember that Michael Geddes, LL.D., was erst a chancellor of the Church of Sarum? Notes and Queries, Number 66, February 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. He wept, received them, and obey’d; nor wept The herdsman less, seeing the bow which erst His Lord had occupied; when at their tears Indignant, thus, Antinoüs began. The Odyssey of Homer Anna did not like her erst fellow-country-man, and she considered that she had good reason for her dislike. Good Old Anna Domestic bliss; thou fairest flower That erst in Eden grew, Dear relic of the happy bower, Our first grand parents knew! The Liberty Minstrel Sighs, tears, and every sad annoy, That erst did with me dwell, And all other joys, Farewell! Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock) Beneath his lady's window, erst, In hopeless mood, A minstrel stood. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 He, therefore, occupied in that concern, Meeting Ulysses there, gave him the bow Which, erst, huge Eurytus had borne, and which Himself had from his dying sire received. The Odyssey of Homer For long the battle waged as fiercely over Pope’s poetry as erst it did in his own Homer over the body of the slain Patroclus. Obiter Dicta Second Series Don Juan shook, as erst he had been shaken The night before, but being sick of shaking, He first inclined to think he had been mistaken, And then to be ashamed of such mistaking. Don Juan Once, nature could be hid, and fondly think She had some jewels in the earth, but now ye dig Into her very bowels, to recover morsels sweet She erst with deglutition had drawn in. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians For Eric's belt then held in close embrace, As erst long months ago, A precious note. Rowena & Harold A Romance in Rhyme of an Olden Time, of Hastyngs and Normanhurst A stable, erst his scorn and hate, Was now become his wished retreat; His passion cool, his pride forgot, A Farmer's welcome yard he sought. Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse Old Juno's goose erst saved imperial Rome, But Rebel whisky saves the Rebels' home. The American Cyclops, the Hero of New Orleans, and Spoiler of Silver Spoons As the khalif vanished erst, In what seemed death to uninstructed eyes, On red Mokattam’s verge. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The night that erst no name had worn, To it a happy name is given; For in that stable lay, new-born, The peaceful Prince of earth and heaven, In the solemn midnight Centuries ago. In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World But now, the children of base men spring up And push away my feet, and make my name A bye-word and a mockery, which was erst Set to the harp in song. Man of Uz, and Other Poems The warder erst slew 3060 Some few of folk, and the feud then became Wrothfully wreaked. The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Lest thy great heart stop, Shocked by the blast of Freedom's every prop, And bats and owls in dwellings, Human's erst. Freedom, Truth and Beauty And passion erst unknown, could gain The breast of blunt Sir Satyrane. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 To the cannon's thundering din, And banners on mast and dome,— And the ships come sailing in With all their ensigns dight, As erst for a great sea-fight. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 Say, beckoning from yon silver cloud Though none beside might see, A hand that erst with love and pride Its little daughter's steps would guide— Stretch'd out that hand for thee? Man of Uz, and Other Poems But naught gold-greedy was he, more gladly had he The grace of the Owner erst gotten to see. The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Ye now afflicted are, who erst were glad, For ye have lost the light that once was yours, Yet happy, for ye have the twin lights known. The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the Second An Ethical Poem On one part Him I beheld, above all creatures erst Created noblest, lightening fall from heaven: On the other side, with bolt celestial pierced, Briareus; cumbering earth he lay, through dint Of mortal ice-stroke. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 Hark the loathsome cry of jackals, how the wolves their vigils keep, Maidens rich in song and beauty erst were wont to watch his sleep! Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse No soul enwrapped within itself, Or dwarfed by pride, or love of pelf, Can serve its Maker or mankind As nobly as was erst designed By the Great Architect above, Whose being is Unselfish Love. Our Profession and Other Poems Here well erst were we Serv'd as our wills would, and well thine avail was. The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Last eve, I sat at window whence I sought the spot where erst had stood A cord—a cord of hick'ry wood, Piled up against the back yard fence. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) Eyes can with baleful ardour burn; Poison can breathe, that erst perfumed; There's many a white hand holds an urn With lovers hearts to dust consumed. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language Hail, all hail the godlike train, That with thee the goblet drain; Or with many a huge compeer, Lift, as erst, the shadowy spear! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan When erst I coalesced with North And brought my Indian bantling forth In place—I smiled at faction's storm, Nor dreamt of radical reform. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Now he of all wanderers was widely the greatest Through the peoples of man-kind, the warder of warriors, 900 By mighty deeds; erst then and early he throve. The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats He who erst Recked nought of gods, now prayed with supplication, Bowing before the powers of earth and sky. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series —But in that pomp it doth not long appear; For when 'tis most admir�d, in a thought, Because it erst was nought, it turns to nought. The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language Adieu, cloud-piercing pillars, erst its bounds; 30 And thou, whose aged head once seemed to prop The heavens, huge Atlas, sinking fast, adieu! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan Why dotes not Jove, as erst we all have seen, And shapes himself like to a seemly man? Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia Little enough is the song we sing, Little enough is the tale we tell, When we think of the voices who erst did ring Ere their owners in smoke of battle fell. Violets and Other Tales I have a glorious recipe; the very one that for his own use was invented by the divinity of healing and poetry, when erst he piped to the flocks of Admetus. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Lo, there his honour and the faith he swore, Who takes Troy's gods the partners of his flight, And erst from Troy his aged parent bore. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor And I will welcome them, And pour, as erst, the song of heartfelt praise. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan However, a few days later this room, erst so sad, was full of light, and rang with joyous sounds, it was the house warming, and numerous bottles explained the lively humor of the guests. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter I have a glorious recipe; the very one that for his own use was invented by the Divinity of Healing and Poesy when erst he piped to the flocks of Admetus. Robert Burns How To Know Him I have a glorious recipe; the very one that for his own use was invented by the divinity of healing and poesy, when erst he piped to the flocks of Admetus. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Foul is his beard, his hair is stiff with gore, And fresh the wounds, those many wounds, remain, Which erst around his native walls he bore. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Now let them, who thy name, O God! defy, Invoke the mighty Prophet of the East; 80 Or deck, as erst, the mystic feast To Ashtaroth, queen of the starry sky! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan No one sings or tells a fable In thy presence dull and drear; But the guest who erst was jolly, Laughing, joking, bent on folly, Silent sits when thou art near. Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse Woof erst for king youthful Foredoomed as his own, Forth now we will ride, Then through the ranks rushing Be busy where friends Blows blithe give and take. The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga The works of Thy supernal will Still glorious shine, as erst they shone. Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors Two purple mantles, stiff with golden braid, Æneas brings, which erst, in loving care, Sidonian Dido with her hands had made, And pranked with golden tissue, for his wear. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Banks now abound and brokers swarm where Loudon erst printed, and many millions worth of silk and woolen goods are every year sold where Gaine vended his big Bibles and his little story-books. Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book The father next, who erst by Heaven's command Forsook his home, and sought the promised land; The hallow'd scene of wide-redeeming grace: And to the care of Heaven consign'd his race. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch We who brandish burnished steel— Famous men erst reddened weapons, When? if now we quiet sit? The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga Where erst a Queen, In shape most loveable, did blushing sit, A terrible and yet a glorious form Rose in portentious wrath; her star-crowned head Paled the chaste lustre of the silvery dome. The Arctic Queen Then took Alfred their brother to the realm, and then was agone of his age 23 years; and 396 years from that his race erst took Wessex from the Welsh. Anglo-Saxon Literature I beheld that Lady who had erst appeared to me under a cloud of flowers cast by angel's hands: and she was gazing at me across the stream ... Dante: "The Central Man of All the World" A Course of Lectures Delivered Before the Student Body of the New York State College for Teachers, Albany, 1919, 1920 Two friends alone I ask, and that the one More merciful and meek to me may seem, The other well as erst, and firm of feet. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch The night that erst no name had worn, To it a happy name is given; For in that stable lay, new-born, The peaceful prince of earth and heaven, In the solemn midnight, Centuries ago! A Handbook for Latin Clubs Thus when I erst espied him 'Mid clouds of light he soared; His words so low and tender Brought life renewed to me. Stories of the Wagner Opera All autumn the West Saxon fyrd waited for the enemy, but in the end "it came to naught more than it had oft erst done." Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain For me, my heart, that erst did go Most like a tired child at a show. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation The son of Philip, when he saw the tomb Of fierce Achilles, with a sigh, thus said: "O happy, whose achievements erst found room From that illustrious trumpet to be spread O'er earth for ever!" The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch I drank deep in the cellar of my Friend, And, coming forth again, Knew naught of all this plain, And lost the flock I erst was wont to tend. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse What envious power has bound thy voice, Which erst could bid my soul rejoice. Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems Then beset man the woman that he had erst taken without the king's leave, and against the bishop's word, for that she was ere that hallowed a nun. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Yet it is often so when maidens change and grow pale and dreamy, and sit brooding and thinking when erst they laughed and played. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot L. No one the soul, harshness and rage the frame; As erst in us, this now in her appears. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Thou hast escaped.—Ah would that thou hadst died By that heroic arm, mine husband's erst! The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Day is the varying life of Man,— Some sunshine—clouds again— Night is his death—which erst began When Sin began to reign. Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems Sorrow he suffered encircled with fire 130 Who the people erst governed. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Sir Tristan gives thee Cornwall's kingdom; then, were he erst thy debtor, how could he reward thee better? Tristan and Isolda Opera in Three Acts Not now as erst I see Judgment to keep my mind's great passion less: Nay, rather from mine own thoughts melt I so, As melts before the summer sun the snow. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Antilochus with horror heard Those tidings; mute long time he stood, his eyes840 Swam tearful, and his voice, sonorous erst, Found utterance none. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Methinks that erst Thy flower was of our earth a part, Some angel hand the seed immersed In fragrance of the lotus' heart, And dropped it from the realm of calm. Debris Selections from Poems Warriors unnumbered warded the building As erst they did often: the ale-settle bared they, ’Twas covered all over with beds and pillows. Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem Life will now become a flat, prosaic routine of matter-of-fact; and sleep itself, erst so prolific of numerical configurations and mysterious stimulants to lottery-adventure, will be disfurnished of its figures and figments. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 Not far from our house, in that desirable but not very residential region which we have erst described as the Forest of Arden, there is a pond. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned With these men I consorted erst, what time335 From Pylus, though a land from theirs remote, They called me forth, and such as was my strength, With all that strength I served them. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper A single window, dark and small, Showed opening in the heavy wall, Nor other entrance seemed attained That erst had human footstep gained. Debris Selections from Poems Bidding adieu to all her sparks—the stars, That erst had woo'd and worshipp'd in her train, Saturn and Hesperus, and gallant Mars— Never to flirt with heavenly eyes again. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood He that was erst a husband pierc'd with sense of wife's distress, Whose tender heart did bear a part of all her grievances. Woman's Life in Colonial Days That pipe which erst was wont to make you glee Upon these downs whereon you careless graze, Shall to her mournful music tunèd be. Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Idea, Fidesa and Chloris With him discoursing, erst, of ancient times,145 When all your pedigrees I traced, I made His heart bound in him at the proud report. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Ne'er saw I two King's children erst Such piteous ending gain. Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough The outstretched hands Of men that erst had faced the battle-storm Unshaken, grasping now in wild despair, Wrung cries of pity from us. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems Ye hardy sons of Dardanus, the land that erst sent forth your ancestral race shall welcome you back to its fertile fields. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) England affords these glorious vagabonds, That carried erst their fardels on their backs, Coursers to ride on through the gazing streets, Sweeping it in their glaring satin suits, And pages to attend their masterships. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Think'st thou the Thunderer as intent to serve315 The Trojans, and as jealous in their cause As erst for Hercules, his genuine son? The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper No: by that Jove that dwelleth amidst the constellations, and sanguinary Mars, who set up those sown men, who erst sprung from the earth, to be kings of this country. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. So hath it been since erst aspiring man Broke from the brute and plucked the fatal tree, And will be till eternity grows gray. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems The slender weed that fell From Thisbe up he takes, and straight doth bear it to the tree, Which was appointed erst the place of meeting for to be. The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' He erst invincible, the Full of Days, The Grand Old One, full-fed with power and praise. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, June 25, 1892 Heroic pair! now make it all your joy675 To chase the Trojan host, and such to prove As erst, or even bolder, if ye may. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper To and fro and up and down in the house went the erst waiting-woman to my Lady Squander, carrying matters with a high hand. Audrey Worlds wax and wane, suns crumble into dust, But matter pregnant with immortal life, Since erst the white-haired centuries wheeled the vast, Hath lost nor gained. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems Of Sicily erst king, captivity soon won he. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Even here in Troy, Aias was erst my rock,II 2 From darkling fears and ’mid the battle-shock To screen me with huge might: Now he is lost in night And horror. The Seven Plays in English Verse There erst was martial Marmion found, His feet upon a couchant hound, His hands to heaven upraised: And all around, on scutcheon rich, And tablet carved, and fretted niche, His arms and feats were blazed. From John O'Groats to Land's End No wonder strong men forget the simple act of manslaughter they come there to achieve and sit sullenly down to be pandered to by him who was erst their torturer. Ma Pettengill Sir W. There is much likelihood, Such bandits did in England erst abound, When polity was young. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 Embrace thy friend, and be, as erst, unshackled! The Death of Balder She touched the lineage of Erechtheus old; Whence in far caves her life did erst unfold, Cradled ’mid storms, daughter of Northern wind, Steed-swift o’er all steep places of the earth. The Seven Plays in English Verse Morning dawned upon the same mild, blue Lagoon as erst; and all the lands that we had passed, since leaving Piko's shore of spears, were faded from the sight. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II God of the just! they are not dead,— Those who have erst for freedom bled;— Their every deed has boldly said We all shall rise again. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy There met, as erst, within the wonted grove, Unmarried girls and youths that died for love! Poems The lawn's a lake, whereon there float The balls that erst would o'er it fly; We can't play tennis from a boat, In wet July. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 18, 1891 They make as though the ancient warning slept By Laius erst with fear and trembling kept; Apollo’s glory groweth pale, And holiest rites are prone to faint and fail. The Seven Plays in English Verse KING.—Behold me, best and loveliest of women, Delivered from the cloud of fatal darkness That erst oppressed my memory. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala The slave before that man a master erst? Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. For three hundred years this dining-room was in daily use, and in the spot where erst the dining-table stood now grows a stalwart tree, whose branches tower and spread beyond the crumbling walls. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Full sure I know not; but within my breast Throbs ever the same fire Of yearning there where erst I was to be. The Decameron, Volume II At the height comes a burst of the erst yearning cadence, but there is a new masterful accent; the wistful edge does not return till the echoing phrases sink away in the depths. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies Yes, there's the box where erst we sat And laughed so, sixty years ago. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 17, 1891 It was his doom, The tempter, that he never should depart From the bright creature that in Paradise He for his evil purpose erst possessed, Until it died. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. Step the meek fowls where erst they ranged; The wintry garden lies unchanged; The brook into the stream runs on; But the deep-eyed boy is gone. Poems Household Edition For never has such soothing voice Been to your shadowy world conveyed, Since erst, at morn, some wandering shade Heard the clear song of Orpheus come Through Hades, and the mournful gloom. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 The sun arose, that erst had left Our Home-Rule argosy, And he shone bright, our course was right, The "flowing tide" ran free. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 29, 1890 The white sails of the laden barque gleamed on the water, where erst floated the stealthy canoe of the savage; and a pious throng offered their aspirations where the war-whoop had rung on the air. Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick Gleaned from Actual Observation and Experience During a Residence Of Seven Years in That Interesting Colony He, a dark dominion erst Rebellious, lay and trembled, for the flesh Daunted his immaterial. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. It was made up of nothing but precious stones and gold; Were all the world bought from it, and down the value told, Not a mark the less thereafter were left than erst was scor'd. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art Bright promise of the glad return Of glowing fires that erst did burn On hearths long desolate! The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland Forth he went Through vaulted walks in lengthened line Like porches erst upon the Palatine: Historic reveries their lesson lent, The Past her shadow through the Future sent. Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War See he gathers up his spright And begins to hunt for light; Now he gapes and breaths again: How the blood runs to the vein, That erst was empty! The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10). Thou hadst no peer in any clime To stoutly guard the Christian cause And turn bad men to Christian laws, Since erst the great Apostles' time. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 Now from the old man's stooping head is loosed the sable hood, When lo! a young man smiling stands, where erst the old one stood. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art Bright promise of the glad return Of glowing fires that erst did burn On hearths long desolate! The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland Of time past; as, Already, just now, lately, recently, yesterday, formerly, anciently, once, heretofore, hitherto, since, till now, long ago, erewhile, erst. The Grammar of English Grammars Now your stain This perhaps will cleanse again; See the blood that erst did stay, With the water drops away. The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10). Two white rob'd cherub sisters Stand harping by her side; A brother in the concert joins, Who erst in Jesus died. Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland The pipe that erst he fashioned is doubtless scored with rust? Theocritus, translated into English Verse Thy rills receive the tint of heaven, Which erst illum'd thy shrine; And sweetest birds their songs have given, For music more divine. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 403, December 5, 1829 From Cloddipole we learn to read the skies, To know when hail will fall, or winds arise; He taught us erst the heifer's tail to view, When struck aloft that showers would straight ensue. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ye wavering shapes, again ye do enfold me, As erst upon my troubled sight ye stole; Shall I this time attempt to clasp, to hold ye? The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. This hero now, by the Wielder’s might, a work has done that not all of us erst could ever do by wile and wisdom. Beowulf The choked old fountain, where erst the gladiators washed, might have leaped into life again to honour the ceremony. Little Dorrit Father, I kneel, 'mid ruin, wreck, and grave — A desert waste, where all was erst so fair — And for my children and my foes I crave Pity and pardon. Poems: Patriotic, Religious So, the haggard head suspended in the air flitted across the road, like the spectre of one of the many heads erst hoisted upon neighbouring Temple Bar, and stopped before the watchman. Our Mutual Friend Fell on mine ear no sound of busy servitors, No stir of rapid haste, officious, met my gaze; Before me there appeared no maid, no stewardess, Who every stranger erst, with friendly greeting, hailed. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. To Eastern Danes had the valiant Geat his vaunt made good, all their sorrow and ills assuaged, their bale of battle borne so long, and all the dole they erst endured pain a-plenty. Beowulf Shade of Miss Linwood, erst of Leicester Square, London, thou art welcome here, and thy retreat is fitly chosen! Reprinted Pieces What else does the poet mean:— I spake unto him erst Myself, and sent Hermes the shining One, to check and warn him, The husband not to slay, nor woo the wife! The Golden Sayings of Epictetus Absinthe, erst but a point in the "personality" he had striven so hard to build up, was solace and necessity now. Enoch Soames: a memory of the eighteen-nineties By Phoebus' fane Withered the bays that erst were lush and green. The Fall of Troy Never to any man erst I trusted, since I could heave up hand and shield, this noble Dane-Hall, till now to thee. Beowulf That Time sits with his scythe to mow Where erst sat Cupid with his bow; That half your locks are turned to grey; I’ll ne’er believe a word they say. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof Woof erst for king youthful Foredoomed as his own, Forth now we will ride, Then through the ranks rushing Be busy where friends Blows blithe give and take. The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Now when these three kings were passed out of Jerusalem the Star appeared to them again as it did erst, and went before them till they were come to Bethlehem. Good Stories for Holidays She feared No shaggy beast that met her in the dark Who erst had feared them sorely—rugged rock And precipice of tangled mountain-slope, She trod them all unstumbling; torrent-beds She leapt. The Fall of Troy I will reward thee, for waging this fight, with ancient treasure, as erst I did, with winding gold, if thou winnest back.” Beowulf Whereat the heart of Adam, erst so sad, Greatly rejoiced; and thus his joy broke forth. Paradise Lost Nought evil shall be the wild-wood for our summer dwelling; and what! ere the winter come, we may have won us another house where erst my fathers feasted. Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair Fair Sir, I wot not but it may be her sister; for yonder old wise man I have seen here erst with our heavenly Lady. The Well at the World's End: a tale I have a glorious recipe—the very one that for his own use was invented by the divinity of healing and poetry, when erst he piped to the flocks of Admetus. The Letters of Robert Burns The room was guarded by an army of earls, as erst was done. Beowulf How empty are the places where Thou erst wert frankly debonair, Nor dreamed a dream of feline care, A capering kitten. Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others The time that erst I lived to love, and now must die her slave, The match was over-much for me, she understood, Alas, why hath she this delight to lap in guiltless blood? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 A little before sunset they made halt for the night, and Ralph was shown to a tent as erst, and had meat and drink good enough brought to him. The Well at the World's End: a tale The charms that erst had budded, were now full blown. Imogen A Pastoral Romance The wound began, which that dragon-of-earth had erst inflicted, to swell and smart; and soon he found in his breast was boiling, baleful and deep, pain of poison. Beowulf The lips! how purple were they! and the eye, that erst flashed so freely:--the yellow film of death had dimmed its lustre. A Love Story To whom the friar: "At Bologna erst I many vices of the devil heard, Among the rest was said, 'He is a liar, And the father of lies!'" The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 08 But the town within, save for the said castle, was scarce so fairly builded as the worst of the towns which Ralph had seen erst, though there were a many houses therein. The Well at the World's End: a tale Yea, she said, as erst I spake, all things considered I deem that thou hast done much. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Blind War himself, that erst opposed all good, And whelm'd meek Science in her votaries' blood, Now smooths, by means unseen, her modest way, Extends her limits and secures her sway. The Columbiad Then she praised the Creator of heaven and earth and repeated the following verses: Lo, these erst had power and used it with oppression and unright! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV I used erst to capture myself the wild deer. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Yea," quoth the big man smiling no whit more than erst, "and that will make the fourth time. The Well at the World's End: a tale Little might she see what the said land was like; so she sat patiently and abode the day in the boat; but when day was come, little more was to see than erst. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Him heathens erst Had deified, and bowed the suppliant knee To Plutus. Poems, 1799 For fire and sea, that erst held bitter feud, Now swore conspiracy and pledged their faith, Wasting the Argives worn with toil and war. The House of Atreus Then I took pen and ink and wrote the following verses: Weep for the cranes that erst within the porringers did lie, And for the stews and partridges evanished heave a sigh! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I But thought came back to Ralph in a moment, and he smiled at his own folly, howbeit he could not do to lie another night on that lawn with other folk than erst. The Well at the World's End: a tale Then he spoke again, not mockingly as erst: A word before we end it, Thomas: thou hast hitherto done well by me, as I by thee. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Arthur—held captive the king, who had erst made him a prisoner. The Romance of Morien And at his side, with awe revering him, There went the children of Hephaestus' seed, The hewers of the sacred way, who tame The stubborn tract that erst was wilderness. The House of Atreus It is not for the house that I with passion burn, But for the cherished ones that erst therein did dwell. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I He thought her fairer than erst, and made as if he would put his arms about her, but she held a little aloof from him, blushing yet more. The Well at the World's End: a tale But when she was upright on her feet, she hardened her heart, and went forth into the hall, and no less was her wonder than erst. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Their beauties unto none revealed, They bloom within the harem's towers, As in a hot-house bloom the flowers Which erst perfumed Arabia's field. The Bakchesarian Fountain and Other Poems Benign as erst, with sun-flushed aspect greet The king returning after many days. The House of Atreus She sang, and lo, her singing cured the deaf man of his ill, And he that erst was dumb exclaimed, "Thou hast indeed done well!" The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I So I am no nearer to it than erst. The Well at the World's End: a tale Then they both sat silent, till Birdalone might master the fluttering of her heart, and she said: Now meseems I have a memory even earlier than those I told thee erst. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Oh for some Champion of his power, Some Ultra spirit, to set free, As erst in Shakespeare's sovereign hour, The thunders of his Royalty!— The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Tell me, soul-searching ray, if erst I strove To cherish, feed and guard where grew no love. Victor Roy, a Masonic Poem A youth went out to serenade The lady whom he loved the best, And passed beneath the mansion's shade, Where erst his charmer used to rest. The Canadian Elocutionist She dwelt all by herself in a nook of an ancient ruined palace, erst the house of the ancientest of all the kings of Sarras. The Well at the World's End: a tale Again we fared forth, and were no less diligent in searching the isle than erst, and found nought; and all went that day as before. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Not Murat's plume thro' Wagram's fight E'er shed such guiding glories from it, As erst in all true Tories sight, Blazed from our old Colonial comet! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes I. Sure none in crimes could erst beyond us go! The Female Gamester A Tragedy That she well should bear her, / did he oft advise, And that she win her honor / as Helke erst had done. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original And thus were they two left alone amidst the love and hope of the kindred, as erst they lay alone in the desert. The Well at the World's End: a tale On the fourth day and the fifth it was no otherwise than erst; and when I fared to bed I felt confused in my head and sick of heart. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Compare the text, 'The same thing which erst gave us delight later on becomes the source of grief; and what was the cause of wrath afterwards tends to peace. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 Father, I kneel 'mid ruin, wreck, and grave,— A desert waste, where all was erst so fair,— And for my children and my foes I crave Pity and pardon. Poets of the South Of all the mickle comfort / now an end is made, That Ruediger erst prepared us / after our days of pain. The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original He's the truest sympathizer Who, like sorrow, erst has proved. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. Said Birdalone: This is then a fetch of my witch-mistress of whom I told thee erst, and the image of her; what is the other? The Water of the Wondrous Isles His country, fondly cherished, But erst so great and fair, the humbled victim Of black traitors' arts, and on the verge Of fearful ruin's widely yawning gulf. The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects She had Regained the loveliness she erst possessed. Malayan Literature Thy sister's lofty bearing / and all her courtesy, Whene'er I think upon it, / full well it pleaseth me, How we did sit together / when erst I was thy spouse! The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original And once again, in story, shone The sun, that erst in France Was wont, in days long past and gone, Amid the vines to dance. Fleurs De Lys, and Other Poems And between whiles the wood-mother fed her with dainty meat and drink, such as Birdalone had never erst tasted the like of. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Our Workshops, erst with men well filled, The scenes of Trade's most busy strife, Are almost silent now, and skilled Mechanics want the means of life. The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects Thy company, which erst was irksome to me, I will endure— But do not look for further recompense. The Antiquary — Volume 01 Holy Mother Mary, shield us, Thou who erst did lose thy Son! Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems Still, as the seasons come and go, Long may they spare the Old Oak Tree In age as erst in youth to throw Protection over Ville Marie. Fleurs De Lys, and Other Poems Then she turned back wild with terror, and sought where erst she had missed it, and found neither boat nor the world’s end. The Water of the Wondrous Isles In scholars' fortunes, twice forlorn and dead, Twice hath our weary pen erst laboured; Making them pilgrims in Parnassus' Hill, Then penning their return with ruder quill. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 Up through the gates they bore her Christalan, Dressed in the garments of the neophyte, That erst were spotless white, but then were soiled, Bedraggled and dust-stained. Under King Constantine Your lord and master is very honourable, And him in your suits you shall find favourable: And as for my part, as erst I did say, I never will hinder, where further I may. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 Hath sovereignty so much bewitch'd the minds Of Romans, that their former busied cares, Which erst did tire in seeking city's good, Must now be chang'd to ruin of her walls? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 Then she went to the bed she had been erst wont to, and laid her down and fell asleep. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Bann'd be that hill, which learned wits adore, Where erst we spent our stock and little store! A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 Now that your learnéd hand with labour new Of pen and ink a worthier work hath done, What erst you lacked, what still remained her own, The power of giving life, is gained for you. Sonnets What! shall those flowers that deck'd thy garland erst, Upon thy grave be wastefully dispersed? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 But she, that gave the lictor's rod and axe To wait my six times consulship in Rome, Will not pursue where erst she flattered so. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 But as for me, I must go my ways first unto Greenford, and thence to seek my friends from whom erst I was fleeing when ye first became my friends. The Water of the Wondrous Isles Inquirer, cease, thy words stir up the fire, That erst did fill my live and vig'rous brain; Thy words stir up the seeds of healthy ire, That still, with latent pow'r and force, remain. Canada and Other Poems Sing on! sing on! my mountain home, The paths where erst I used to roam, The thundering torrent lost in foam. The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont And thus resulted that dearth of enterprise—alluded to ex cathedra by a late President of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain—which now characterises Western India erst so celebrated for ardour in adventure. First Footsteps in East Africa And thus from nothing came the small; And now the lonely vale which erst ye knew, And scorned, because it nursed the mountain's feet, Doth cradle mornings on the mountain's top. The Prince of India — Volume 01 He stared at that word, and said: How knewest thou this? how couldst thou guess it, who hast never seen me erst? The Water of the Wondrous Isles A pleasant uproar happened erst, When they assailed my tower! The Poems of Schiller — Suppressed poems What thrilled thee through with trembling blessed, When erst the Muses swept the chord, That power created in thy breast, Which to the mighty spirit soared. The Poems of Schiller — Second period Such as Lycurgus taught, when at the shrine Of the Orthyan goddess he bade flog The little Spartans; such as erst chastised Our Milton, when at college. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe The halls where erst thy happy childhood played, The pleasant garden by thy fair hands made, The bower thy sunny presence made so fair, Are all unchanged,—yet grief is everywhere;— Dear one, come home! Poems of the Heart and Home A woman only Wanders there with languid footsteps, Clothed in black and now so lonely, Where his laughter erst rang clear. Poems and Songs We see so many sable signs of woe, Each, with mute voice, memento mori saith; As if our town that erst has sparkled so Were passing through the vale and shade of death. Verses and Rhymes By the Way He ordered garments to the river side Of coarsest texture;—those that erst he wore He would not touch, for they were trimmed with gold. Proserpine and Midas There, too, the skilful artist's hand had wrought With curious workmanship, a mazy dance, Like that which Daedalus in Cnossus erst At fair-hair'd Ariadne's bidding fram'd. The Iliad All of his men were cavaliers that erst afoot had gone. The Lay of the Cid A Northern day is written In the brightening sky; Darksome dread, that erst had smitten, Flees, now dawn is nigh. Poems and Songs O friend, I mock myself of this: that erst thou deemedst me a God and fearedst me, but now thou seemest to me to be a God, and I fear thee. The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale Is it likely that I, who erst ravaged all the earth, could not now give advice that would serve one little isle? The Visions of the Sleeping Bard Old man, as erst in peace, so still thou lov'st The strife of words; but fearful war is nigh. The Iliad The boyars Remember Godunov as erst he was, Peer to themselves; and even now the race Of the old Varyags is loved by all. Boris Godunov: a drama in verse Here wakened our history first, Here Halfdan dreamed of greatness erst, In vision of hope beholding The kingdom's future unfolding, And Nore stood and summons gave, While forth to conquest called the wave. Poems and Songs Yet am I the Friend, as erst I called myself. The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale That maddened erst the Theban dame, With streaming tresses loose. Magnum Bonum Apollo might speed among them his silver arrows, which erst heaped the Phrygian shores with hecatombs of Argive slain, and they would but complain of the mosquito's beak. The Fiend's Delight But where are now his eagle wings, That sheltered erst a thousand kings, Hiding the glorious sky From half the nations, till they own No holier name, no mightier throne? The Christian Year Dogma and Descent, potential twin Which erst could rein submissive millions in, Are now spent forces on the eddying surge Of Thought enfranchised. West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas Because Hall-face had told her that he and belike Gold-mane were going to hew in the wood, and she thought it good to be of the company, as oft had befallen erst. The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale Every thing remains here as when you left; false, frivolous, and, to me, as antagonistic as of erst. Prince Eugene and His Times There erst was martial Marmion found, His feet upon a couchant hound, His hands to heaven upraised; And all around, on scutcheon rich, And tablet carved, and fretted niche, His arms and feats were blazed. Marmion His eyes beamed as of erst, and his whole demeanor was that of a sovereign who had learned, above all things, to control himself. Joseph II. and His Court I know thee, stream, whose waters erst were freighted With swimmer bold, who with thy billows fought! Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance As she touched him there took hold of him a sweetness of pleasure he had never felt erst, and he answered: ‘I will be thy guest and not thy stranger.’ The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale As she looked athwart those features, erst so submissive and so reverent, she saw significant smirks, and an expression of disdain for which she could have felled them to the earth. Prince Eugene and His Times Without a word, the Prince with long swift strides, in the light of the sinking sun, walked up the low hill, the same where erst the pious AEneas climbed with his faithful Achates following. The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade Behold! once more appears a wonder, The angry waves erst raging wild, Like quiet flocks of sheep reposing, So soft, so still, so gently mild. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations Now life is little, and death is nought, Since all is found that erst I sought.” Poems By the Way O Mubarak, thou art now freed and all thou hast of goods, gold and gear erst belonging to us becometh henceforth thine own and thou art endowed with them for good each and every. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 Now he had ten hand-maids, as they were moons, whereof his father had carried five with him to Baghdad, as hath erst been set forth, and the remaining five abode with his mother. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] And pity one who erst in honour throve, ii. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 And in tway is torn my heart and O pine I'm doomed to bear * For the nights that erst witnessed our pleasurable play! The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 Ne’er saw I two King’s children erst Such piteous ending gain. Poems By the Way And pity one who erst in honour throve, * And now is fallen into sore disgrace. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 Standing near the side, he had observed Rex and Fair bring up a great pig of iron, erst used as part of the ballast of the brig, and poise it on the rail. For the Term of His Natural Life And Thou didst convert her mourning into joy, much more plentiful than she had desired, and in a much more precious and purer way than she erst required, by having grandchildren of my body. The Confessions of St. Augustine Thou 'rt gone and, desolating house and home, * Hast fouled the fount erst flowed from foulness free: Thou wast my fame, my grace 'mid folk, my stay; * Mine aid wast thou in all adversity! The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 He gazed thereon bewitched, until the hand Of Venus, erst withdrawn, now fell again Upon his own, and roused him from his trance. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 They that erst waged tearful war upon each other in the plain, eager for deadly battle, even they sit now in silence, and the tall spears are planted by their sides. The Iliad And again, this my wisdom, as I told thee erst, shall end on the day whereon I am made all happy. Wood Beyond the World Dedication YE wavering shapes, again ye do enfold me, As erst upon my troubled sight ye stole; Shall I this time attempt to clasp, to hold ye? Faust — Part 1 If, as my tuneful fathers said, This harp, which erst Saint Modan swayed, Can thus its master's fate foretell, Then welcome be the minstrel's knell.' The Lady of the Lake Ay, still, after all the years, I seem to see her come as erst she came, and still I wake to know her an unutterable lie! Cleopatra Hector, where now is the spirit gone that erst thou hadst? The Iliad I'd say, we suffer and we strive, Not less nor more as men, than boys; With grizzled beards at forty-five, As erst at twelve in corduroys. Ballads I'd say, we suffer and we strive Not less nor more as men than boys; With grizzled beards at forty-five, As erst at twelve, in corduroys. The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh Ah me, ah me! when erst I lay In that child's-nest so greenly wrought, I laughed unto myself and thought "The time will pass away." The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 I dug, beneath the cypress shade, What well might seem an elfin's grave; And every pledge in earth I laid, That erst thy false affection gave. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 Moreover I have taken from thine eyes the mist that erst was on them, that thou mayest well discern both god and man. The Iliad She leaned against the tree where the curate had brought her the first tidings of Arthur's marriage, and she sighed, but not as erst with jealousy and repining. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife So when they saw him stirring, they all fixed their eyes upon him, and the oldest man said: “Welcome to him who erst had no tidings for us!” The Story of the Glittering Plain; or, the land of Living Men Time has broken and shuffled these erst so significant effigies till they have become as unmeaning for us as the bones in one of the old plague-pits. Yet Again Eyes can with baleful ardor burn; Poison can breathe, that erst perfumed; There's many a white hand holds an urn With lovers' hearts to dust consumed. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 Old man, words beyond number are still pleasant to thee as erst in the days of peace; but war without respite is upon us. The Iliad And his tongue, which erst was united and fit for speech, cleaves itself, and the forked one of the other closes up; and the smoke stops. Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell To thee, to thee, great Neptune, I appeal If erst I clear'd thy shores of foul assassins Recall thy promise to reward those efforts, Crown'd with success, by granting my first pray'r. Phaedra Happy carles danced it to the glory of God, even as it had erst been danced to the glory of Allah. Yet Again He smiled only to himself, and to his plateful of meat, and to the small bottle of Bass's pale ale that stood before him—ultimate allowance of one who had erst clashed cymbals in Naxos. And Even Now These will I give him, and with them shall be she whom erst I took from him, even the daughter of Briseus. The Iliad Four little months, and those two doves, whose wings erst bore them so high, have fluttered down upon the flat stretches of real life! Letters of Two Brides Yet him subdued the Berner, as Hagan erst befell; Seen was the blood of the warrior forth through his mail to well Beneath the fatal weapon that Dietrich bore in fright. Song and Legend from the Middle Ages There are they who revisit, in their wrath or their remorse, the places wherein erst they suffered or wrought evil. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story As this was the epithet he had erst applied to 'Beowulf' and to 'Sigurd the Volsung' it raised no high hopes. And Even Now Fame that her high worth to raise, Seem'd erst so lavish and profuse, We may justly now accuse 10 Of detraction from her praise, Less then half we find exprest, Envy bid conceal the rest. The Poetical Works of John Milton And now come we to make his sinews shake With greater power than erst his pride hath felt. Tamburlaine the Great — Part 2 Give signs, sweet girl,—for here are none but friends,— What Roman lord it was durst do the deed: Or slunk not Saturnine, as Tarquin erst, That left the camp to sin in Lucrece' bed? The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus Stone, too, the Emperors over the way; and the more poignantly thereby was the Duke a sight to anguish them, being the very incarnation of what themselves had erst been, or tried to be. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story "He hath," answered De Vaux; "the hermit of Engaddi, who erst did him that office when preparing for death, attends him on the present occasion, the fame of the duel having brought him hither." The Talisman Absinthe, erst but a point in the 'personality' he had striven so hard to build up, was solace and necessity now. Seven Men The Grave of Love I DUG, beneath the cypress shade, What well might seem an elfin's grave; And every pledge in earth I laid, That erst thy false affection gave. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse My strains but to the careless crowd belong, Their smiles but sorrow to my heart convey; And all who heard my numbers erst with gladness, If living yet, roam o'er the earth in sadness. The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres Alfred! on thy starry throne, Surrounded by the tuneful choir, The bards that erst have struck the patriot lyre, And rous'd the freeborn Briton's soul of fire, No more thy England own! Poems and Songs of Robert Burns I tell you now as I told you erst; for an they were twenty knights I shall beat them, and if I be beaten or slain then may ye revenge me. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 As erst she stood, she stands alone; Her inspiration is her own. An Anthology of Australian Verse But once, years after, in the country lanes, Two scholars, whom at college erst he knew, Met him, and of his way of life inquired. Bulchevy's Book of English Verse For he whom erst I loved, No more by sorrow proved, Returns at length to me! The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres Then Sigurd smote Grani with sword, And the flame was slaked Before the king; Low lay the flames Before the fain of fame; Bright gleamed the array That Regin erst owned. The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda Then he sent the varlet again, and bade him: Tell King Mark that I will come as soon as I am whole, for erst I may do him no good. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 And, since your highness hath so well vouchsaf'd, If we deserve them not with higher meeds Than erst our states and actions have retain'd, Take them away again, 239 and make us slaves. Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 The longest task, the hardest theme Fell to my share as erst, And still I toiled to place my name In every study first. The Professor For unto her Hath he granted All the fancies which erst To none allow'd he Saving himself; Now he takes his pleasure In the mad one. The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres Bright and fair Sat the great earls' brides, Gold arrayed Before Gudrun; Each told the tale Of her great trouble, The bitterest bale She erst abode. The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda Then he pulled up his shield that erst hung full low. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 Ay, when, as erst, he plunged all Galilee In dark bereavement—in affliction sore, Mingling their very offerings with their gore. Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell To whom the friar: At Bologna erst "I many vices of the devil heard, Among the rest was said, 'He is a liar, And the father of lies!'" Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Hell He who from Eden hurl'd you erst, Your kingdom's overthrow proclaims. The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres Lay there amidst us The right-dight metal, The sharp-edged steel, That so lay erst; When we both together Into one bed went, And were called by the name Of man and wife. The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda So Sir Launcelot received it, and said: Never did I erst so much for no damosel. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 So me thought ever, said the damosel, for never or that time, for no knight that ever I saw, loved I never none erst. Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 |
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