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We arrived at our destination; where our hostess, seeing the state of my quondam master, refused us the room. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z
The animal itself was as peaceful and well-behaved as that father of all picture-wolves—Red Riding Hood’s quondam friend, whilst moving her confidence in masquerade. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z
He put his laser beam away, bent, and, with curiosity, examined the body of his quondam superior. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z
Hitchens was, not for the first time, drawing on the conceptual repertoire of his quondam Trotskyism to justify his stance. Christopher Hitchens: from socialist to neocon 2013-01-18T13:01:01Z
You get the porthole windows of the quondam Seamen’s Union building and a tiny storefront that grandly introduces itself as the National School of Dancing. When Cars Ruled the Night: New York City, 1974-1976 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z
So far as Count Raymond was concerned, the verdict was final; thereafter the Church always spoke of him as “the former count,” “quondam comes.” A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z
Elizabeth Charlotte had been married to Philip of Orleans, the quondam husband of her fair cousin, Henrietta Stuart, and Louise was her chief consolation in an exceedingly unhappy life. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z
Neatly dressed, clean and natty, surrounded by his quondam playmates, he is “the observed of all observers,” and is gazed at with admiring respect by the street arab from a respectful distance. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z
But observing no gleam of fellow-feeling in his quondam comrade's eyes, he added somewhat lamely, "I mean how do you do, Miss—Miss Carter?" The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z
These three years were embittered by an unhappy quarrel with his quondam friends, John Wilkes and Churchill the poet, over which most of his biographers are contented to pass rapidly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z
But your quondam cousin entered possession, didn't he? The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z
Her bright eyes, too, became liquid; and she seemed, by a slight movement of her graceful head, to consent to listen to the honeyed words of the quondam philosopher. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z
He ordered his chariot, and drove to Bread-street; sent in his card, and was very soon shaking hands with his quondam friend Doctor Gambado. Geoffery Gambado A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours 2012-03-14T02:00:27.650Z
The quondam “’chaser” is, however, 949 usually apt to be somewhat impetuous at his fences. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z
This black, ungainly woman is the quondam authoress, Countess Ida Hahn-Hahn, who has turned a Catholic, and is now preparing for a pilgrimage to Rome, to crave the Pope’s absolution for her literary trespasses. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z
Behind a row of dense-leaved horse-chestnuts ranged along the highway, the quondam home of Emerson nestles among clustering evergreens which were planted by Bronson Alcott and Henry D. Thoreau for their friend. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z
Little did I then suspect, that my quondam friend was an infamous sharper, bribed by the still more infamous Robert Moncton to lure me to destruction. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z
Mike coolly set down his rifle and blew the smoke out of it, keeping his eye fixed on the prostrate body of his quondam friend. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z
He is spoken of as quondam in a charter of certain lands which had belonged to him, 19th June, 1668. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z
We must not however forget, that it is only to the aborigines of this quondam land that the above speculations apply. On the Variation of Species, with Especial Reference to the Insecta ; Followed by an Inquiry into the Nature of Genera 2012-01-17T03:00:21.933Z
The quondam republic was far from rich, and it had been glad to purchase these convenient regalia from the property-man at the theatre on the eventful morning of the Imperial Coronation. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z
It was quite evident that the breakfast we were eating was a special spread in honor of probably the only guests the quondam tavern had had these many months. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z
Weary of watching Lady Augusta's advances to my quondam admirer, I at last condescended to claim his notice by passing close to him. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
Turning to me, my quondam guide asked if I had passed a pleasant evening. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z
You might have seen a paragraph in one of the Brighton papers stating that the quondam Miss Wright has been mobbed in Philadelphia for meddling with the banking system. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z
The disciples at first were chary of their quondam persecutor, but, assured by Barnabas, who took-him and brought him to the apostles, they received him into their fellowship. The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules 2011-12-24T03:08:06.143Z
A quondam conspirator in the interests of Philip II., he had been raised, for his services in that direction, to the See of Ypres. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z
It really was a luncheon, and it would have done credit to the wedding of a Highland laird or lord, let alone a miner and quondam poacher. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z
As the shrewd reader has guessed already, that infamous Tinker was the prime agent of evil in this critical turn in the affairs of his quondam customer. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z
Truffaldino enters, frankly confesses that he has come to live at ease with his quondam foster-child, professes himself a true sage, and expounds the cynical philosophy of interested motives. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
For in it he exhorted to repentance three of his quondam acquaintance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z
Nay, but positively on his father’s knee—his father, the quondam rover of the sea and the prairies. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z
“Whew-ew-ew,” whistled the quondam steward, “here’s pride; here’s a touch o’ the old country. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z
One fellow used to tell a story of how Jowett, the quondam master of Balliol, chastised him. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z
Having resolved on the means to be employed in the murder, she sent for a quondam servant of her father, Robert Weir, who lived in the neighbouring city. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z
The next morning the merchant set the police on his track, and they brought him word that his quondam servant, dressed in a most magnificent fashion, was just setting out with a caravan. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z
I must not forget my host, the quondam exile to Siberia. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z
Of some among the proudest and the greatest Civilisations, so absolute has been their ultimate extinction that nothing more than ruined temples and some statuary remain to mark their quondam glory. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z
Fortunately, the Greeks have learned from their quondam Turkish masters the art of making coffee, and a cup of this Eastern cordial kept our dry bread from choking us. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z
That did not imply a vast amount of courage, her quondam friends considered. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z
So great was the transformation that at the first glance we failed to recognize our quondam pupil and friend. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z
In place of warm applications—the quondam regimen of a kobiraj in strong fevers—he gives ice or cold water, thus relieving the patient from the effects of a merciless abstinence and excessive thirst. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z
Thus were we placed by Dr. Hitter, the quondam Hermesian,* quite on the ecclesiastical war establishment of the middle ages. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z
After a little consideration Weston thankfully accepted this offer, and decided to settle down at the Cape, and join his fortunes to those of his quondam school-fellow. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z
It leaked out that Henry, Simon's quondam enemy, told some of the clan that Simon and his sister had a white girl named Octavia which they had stolen from Mrs. —— at ——. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z
It would do good if this quondam practice of matching duffers on even terms in steady old-fashioned craft could be re-introduced on the Thames. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z
“Is it likely,” he added, “that Reginald—had he indeed murdered his quondam friend—would have been so great a fool as to have left the knife there?” Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z
He began to think that perhaps he had misinterpreted the attitude of his quondam associates—they were such a quiet, prosaic, hard-working lot—so different from these debonair New Yorkers. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z
“Moodie’s” was controlled by its rightful owners, but its name was as wormwood in the prospector’s mouth, and the quondam Promised Land became a spot accursed and despised. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z
I never before had read or heard of so generous an act being done by one dog to another—that other, too, a quondam foe. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z
The twenty-fifth he expected to sign that night at the home of his quondam skipper, Captain Roderick Rouse, better known as Roaring Rory. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z
Accused of slaying my quondam friend and rival in the affections of her about whom I have often spoken to you—Annie Lane.” Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z
Since his quondam messenger had become a bank cashier he had begun to take notice of him. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z
The father of Iruka soon followed his son's fate, and with him the main branch of the quondam all-powerful family of the Soga came to an end. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z
It was a good house, and I recognised more than one quondam acquaintance. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z
He had frequently shown bitter resentment at the way his quondam friends worked him for their own advantage, and preferred to stay where he was. George Morland Sixteen examples in colour of the artist's work 2011-08-16T02:00:42.923Z
Miss Ponsonby greeted her quondam patient not with coldness, which may imply an intentionally concealed interest, but lifelessly, with an indifference almost impertinent. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z
The worthy veteran, now dignified with the title of Colonel, feels a pride, it may well be supposed, in the fame of his quondam pupil. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
They had been privately rated by their quondam callers as plebians and dropped. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z
Where are their quondam glories—their arts and rare inventions—their "thoughts in antique words conveyed"—their "boast of heraldry"—their pageantries and shows? Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc 2011-07-26T02:00:17.693Z
An altercation ensued, which ended in his knocking p. 61down his quondam acquaintance, and in his being collared by the police.  Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z
Her husband was not angry at this, but admired and loved his wife all the more for this outburst of natural wrath, and soon ceased to think further of his quondam love. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z
"After receiving thy letter?—yes!" answered the Quaker, turning short and confronting his quondam host, the restraint on his utterance removed. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z
A wafting of it reached Wagram one day, at the mouth of Clytie’s quondam victim—“Vance’s eldest fool,” as the old Squire had, with cynical aptitude, defined that much plucked youth. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z
Then the revellers and quondam combatants became uneasy—such of them, that is, as were still capable of reflection in any form. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z
He sees his quondam prisoner, Sharkey, lay hold of one of the enemy and by main force brain the Gaika warrior as he hurls him head downwards upon a stone. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z
Perhaps they were jealous of the state in which this quondam sawyer’s daughter drove about in a carriage and pair, attended by liveried servants. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z
When now the quondam Bursch returns home, in order then to prepare himself to pass the State's examination, the portal of Philisterium, his university companions accompany him in procession out of the city. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z
"I could bet," said Jarno, "that to-day you have again been making trial of your tenderness of heart: you have not been able to withstand the curiosity to see your quondam love." Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z
The contrast is instructive, and places Spain on a far higher plane as a colonizer than her quondam rival. The Friars in the Philippines 2011-06-17T02:00:20.100Z
Quite undaunted by her reproaches, M. le Chevalier listened to her passionate praise of his quondam comrade with sparkling eyes, and threw up his hands in ecstatic assent. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z
Dr. Forge saw this, and seized the opportunity when Olivia went within,—which she did as soon as politeness permitted,—to speak to his quondam ward. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z
Shall the quondam student forsake wife and children, in order to go and vindicate the injured majesty of studentdom, in order to join himself to the Marching-Forth? The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z
It appears that he embezzled the property of the house, and fled away with it, and the consequence was, that his quondam master was ruined. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z
I thank you my quondam Friend; but a quiet Residence in my Lord's House, the Time I stay, satisfies my Desires. The Stolen Heiress or, The Salamanca Doctor Outplotted 2011-05-31T02:00:34.090Z
It has never flourished greatly in England, and the Unitarian doctrine has now been almost universally received among the quondam Presbyterian congregations. Christian Sects in the Nineteenth Century 2011-05-17T02:00:19.317Z
It did so at length without a word having been exchanged between Captain Maynard and any of his quondam acquaintances! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z
Harry’s quondam guest walked forward with an easy grace, which contrasted strikingly with the stiff dignity of his subordinates. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z
On reaching the meadow where he had asked his quondam pursuit pardners to await him, he could sight none of them. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z
Cicero was at Smyrna in the twenty-ninth year of his age, and it is evident that his companion, to whom this treatise is dedicated, was younger than himself, as he says, “Mihi, tibique quondam adolescentulo.” History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z
I should certainly have been plundered—perhaps impaled on the long pike of your quondam servitor. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z
“It was my quondam acquaintance of the English army who was taking liberties with my character, in answer to inquiries the other two were putting to him.” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z
But the Community, in its world-wide philanthropy, cast to the winds its power to expel unruly and turbulent members, which gave our quondam would-be-called 'Reformers,' an opportunity to reduce to practice, their real principles. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z
They gave the quondam deserter benefit of every doubt, if only the dog’s share of the benefits he had brought. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z
The hail was repeated, and answered; but the hope of a rescue vanished when the stentorian voice was recognised as that of Abram, the black chief, and quondam interpreter of the council. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z
“So Gregory Garth!” muttered the cavalier, bending over the sleeper, and gazing with a half-quizzical expression, into the countenance of his quondam retainer. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z
It was with no thought of calling his quondam Brighton acquaintance to account that he directed the servant to show him in. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z
To my infinite disgust, I recognised my quondam acquaintances of the cellar. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z
And now it was that, for the first time, I learnt the connection that existed between the Bible-clerk and the quondam gentleman-commoner. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z
Being under the impression that it was the hat of my quondam acquaintance, I promptly plunged the cheese into it. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z
It was just such a hostelrie, as I might have expected to be managed by a quondam companion of Mr Leary. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z
And this, notwithstanding his perfect playing of the part, which the quondam guardsman, having jostled a good deal against lords, was enabled to do. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z
We jog along together, like the rest of human kind: But the quondam “careless bachelor” begins to think he knows The answer to that ancient problem “how the money goes!” Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z
And now to tell her of her quondam lover's defection is not pleasant. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z
The compliment to myself was deprived of its power to please me, by these wounding words, my husband's "quondam mistress." A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z
As his mercurial excitement increased, he swung his only weapon—a keen-edged bush axe—over his head, while at each flash of the metal the quondam bar-tender shrank back with a fresh shudder. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z
Mrs. Perks received her quondam lodger with much show of heartiness. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z
The quondam diplomat was again launched on the open sea of politics, and it was no wonder that every day increased his influence over Dernburg, whose very shadow he became. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z
“Refuse him!” cried the quondam squatter, half starting out of the chair in which he had just seated himself. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z
Looking back, they caught one glimpse of their quondam foes. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z
The quondam college friends had not met; neither had Miss Martin ever seen her governess; so that there was no small degree of anticipation as to how such elements would harmonize and agree. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z
My father consulted Corvisart, and attempted to see the emperor, but Napoleon, the quondam general, had now become the emperor, and he refused to see my father.... Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z
A quondam fellow-student, who has been some months a resident of this city, surprised and gratified me this morning with a call. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z
There were few accustomed to have communication with either the quondam squatter or his people. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z
Ranke has impugned his good faith as an historian, and his quondam repute is gone. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z
Pen had some difficulty in recognizing under the broad-brimmed hat and the vast great coats and neckcloths, with which the new comer was habited, the person and figure of his quondam schoolfellow, Mr. Foker. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z
When I came back to Chicago this trip," he continued, "I received a note from my quondam friend and later she came back to my dressing-room to see me. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z
Would she, too, see in me her quondam admirer? Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z
Before going far, the thought occurred to him that he might as well have a look at the quondam squatter, and see if he, too, was changed like everything else. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z
He drew himself to his fullest height as he spoke, and looked his quondam friend in the face. A Blot on the Scutcheon
Excluded from the army, the land, the trade corporations and the artisan gilds, this quondam oriental peasant was gradually transformed into a commercial middleman and a practised dealer in money. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo"
As soon as Heinrich M�ller, the quondam mercantile traveler, beheld this ruin, he declared his wish to become its exclusive possessor. At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas
Both these quondam smokers sent in their apparatus to be burned, with a pledge that henceforth they would abstain from the use of the drug. Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse
His quondam host was in front of the house, in conversation with his daughter, who stood in the porch above him. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z
We jog along together, like the rest of human kind: But the quondam “careless bachelor” begins to think he knows The answer to that ancient problem “how the money goes”! Rhyme? And Reason?
To each of them he paid some attention, studying its workings, listening to the enthusiastic outpourings of his quondam friends and doing his best to catch at least some spark of their interest. The Missioner
But where was I to get my happy thought, and by what stroke of fortune could I reasonably hope to light upon a clue which had escaped the penetrating eye of my quondam colleague? Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth
The manner of their quondam guide, who was now fully armed and equipped for the march, had undergone considerable change. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa
Of course Jack then remembered his quondam friend during the races on the Ute reservation, and the name Lillis puzzled him more than ever. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter
How are you, my dear old chap,” as the quondam prisoner and invalid emerged from his late prison and hospital, walking with surprising vigour. In the Whirl of the Rising
Moreover, in sending to an English newspaper a letter in which he vituperates his quondam friend and fellow-artist, he interrupts himself for but a moment in the pursuit of his legitimate calling as a painter. Trilbyana The Rise and Progress of a Popular Novel
Your poor friend must be ill, indeed, if he be but half as insane as his quondam companion. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative
At the last election, the lowest of the Protectionist candidates—the quondam Reformer, Sir Bulwer Lytton—had 2,190 votes: the highest of the Liberals had 2,043.  Freehold Land Societies Their History, Present Position, and Claims
The explanation between Lord Felixstowe and his sister’s quondam fiancé had been delayed by the intervention of the Captain, who had paused on his daily promenade to say a few words. Jacob's Ladder
Aristotle, master of all wisdom, reproved his quondam pupil for this neglect of grave matters; and the Hindoo girl, perceiving Alexander's unhappy frame of mind, discovered what had produced it. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
He’d rather light out for over the Swazi border, he said, if it was all the same to his rescuer and quondam enemy. A Frontier Mystery
The quondam emissary to the Colonial Boers, among whom we first made his acquaintance, was no mere frothy stump orator. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion
In support of the rebel's cause, Illus turned to his quondam enemy Verina, the empress-mother, who from her prison castle was glad to seize the opportunity to deal a blow to her ungrateful son-in-law. Women of Early Christianity
"There, Nancy, you can come down," exclaimed the familiar voice of Rochester, as the figure of the quondam Margaret appeared again upon the stairs. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848
He was, first of all, of a very nomadic disposition; secondly, his quondam friends would leave him no peace. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections
He had long been desirous of getting this Mullah, his quondam teacher, or ustad, to study the claims of Christ, and one day he had visited him with this object. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches
Memory throws such a softened light on the picture, that even bores become sufferable, and we extract a passing laugh from the most tiresome of our quondam "afflictives." The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life
Many of them took refuge on the English side of the Border, and for years waged a successful predatory warfare against their quondam Scottish neighbours. Border Raids and Reivers
Spurred, perhaps, by the knowledge of our quondam haberdasher's efficiency, the boys improved rapidly under his tuition. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war
Blood was issuing from the lips of the stranger, but he seemed nothing loath to accompany his quondam friend to the door. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III
The quondam Parisian openly welcomed each stopping-place as an excuse to escape from such uncongenial companionship. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch
And now Miss Priscilla has come, and is standing beside the bed of her quondam friend, looking down upon him with dim eyes. Rossmoyne
So saying, he seized the mule by the ears, and, looking at him in the face, he was immediately transformed; but, to his surprise, he saw that the quondam mule was changed into a monk. Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore
“Eat them; eat them,” promptly and forcefully retorted the quondam orange-vender. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time
The state of Sung, which up to this time had paid tribute, now declined to recognize Kin as its feudal chief, and a short time afterwards declared war against its quondam ally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton"
Lincoln had heard of the strange conduct of McNeil and concluding that there was now no tie between Miss Rutledge and her quondam lover, he began his own siege in earnest. Threads of Grey and Gold
Listing, the quondam tramp, was the most sensible. Jena or Sedan?
Other quondam Confederate States functionaries have gone, or are going. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital
For hours they moved up and down alongside the stream, calling pleadingly, but without response, for their quondam friend. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories
Burma, her quondam feudatory, also agreed to a delimitation of boundaries at the proper time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton"
The same combination of economic influences and pressure which so vastly increased the value of the Astors' land, operated to turn this quondam farm into city lots worth enormous sums. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times
It certainly paid to have for one's servant the quondam groom of an elegant cavalry officer. Jena or Sedan?
The only person who remained calm under these blows of fate was the quondam stud. lit. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19
When the lid was removed from this Pandora’s box, it happened that some of his intimate friends were alive to perceive in what strange figures they were exhibited by their quondam admirer! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors
On September 1, 1843, he formed a partnership with his quondam student Alexander Campbell, who had just been admitted to the bar. The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion
This is one of the ways the quondam haughty hills have of providing entertainment for the bold questioner and visitor. Trail Tales
If I were doing Odes In my quondam favorite modes, With your image to qui-vive me I’d tear off some Ode, believe me! A line-o'-verse or two
He used to travel backwards and forwards twice every Sabbath to the school, and when he died he left a wish that his quondam vicar should have one of his works. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
That is true," replied he; and then breaking off suddenly from the topic of conversation, remarked, "But I perceive, Mistress White, that you do not recognize your quondam friend. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848
After twenty years' constant association with railroad men, Mr. Adams should certainly know the character of his quondam colleagues. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses
Two dozen at least might find room between Sprague and Dana—this latter, I fear, owing a very large portion of his reputation to his quondam editorial connection with The North American Review. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index
He addressed his quondam armorer as a "rash youth;" protested that he was afraid of him, and would not treat with the English unless they came to him unarmed. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
He had previously established the identity of the editor of his newspaper with his quondam fellow-workman, and a single link more was all the chain wanted. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland
It chanced that Dr. Arnold was absent for some weeks after her arrival, and no sooner had he returned than he sought his quondam protégé. Macaria
Isidore and his quondam guide were both glad to meet again. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France
The quondam favourite made her Majesty a haughty reply; and Anne, hurt at it, repeated her reproaches with greater warmth. Political Women, Vol. 2
An unusual situation develops when Tom Bell, a quondam gentleman highwayman, returns to take up the offices of the long-lost heir, Henry Morvan. From the Car Behind
Thus, in the case of Booker Washington, the first comparatively competent teacher with whom he came in contact was a quondam soldier who had served in the war. From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington
That bold and dangerous woman having by her fascinations enslaved Beaufort, the quondam admirer of Madame de Longueville, the young Duke through her intrigues became a favourite chief of the Importants. Political Women, Vol. 1
Montcalm was silent for a minute or so, and fidgeted with his sword-knot, though he kept his eyes intently fixed on his quondam aide-de-camp. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France
Within the writer’s recollection there were marigolds and other flowers still growing about the spot, survivals from the quondam hall garth, or garden.  Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter
On October 10, Jerome Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother and the quondam king of Westphalia, was permitted to return to France after an exile of thirty-two years. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three)
Thus early he also probably saw that in his quondam pupil, Booker Washington, he had a comrade who was in every way fitted to extend the great enterprise. From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington
Somewhat to his surprise, Mr. Carlisle found that his quondam fair mistress was good for much more than a plaything. The Old Helmet, Volume II
On St. Nicholas Day the quondam Abbot of Rufforth was installed at Ryvax, and the late abbot of Ryvax sang Te deum at his installation, and exhibited his resignation the same day. The Dukeries
As it was, we pay it no compliment in saying that it was in every part much superior to that of Pope, the quondam Othello of Covent Garden. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3
Louis Bonaparte, the quondam king of Holland, who resigned his throne rather than submit to his brother Napoleon's demands, died in his sixty-eighth year. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three)
He could not help casting an apprehensive glance at the windows of his quondam friend and prospective murderer. Miss Mapp
Pray give my kindest regards to my quondam Quickly, and believe me, Faithfully yours. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870
His quondam roadside companion had the advantage of him in height, reach, and length of weapon, and he had related sufficient of his exploits during their Yuletide tramp to prove himself an apt swordsman. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea
She was to take her first walk, leaning on her husband's arm; and he had been privately instructed by his sons to bring her in the direction of the quondam desert. Holiday Tales
The mother lay calmly in the dead-house, after the post-mortem examination, "terrible cut and hacked about," said the one gossip who had ventured to go and see her quondam friend. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis
Moreover, while thus drilling her own subjects, the quondam friend of Diderot kept her eyes fixed upon Warsaw. William Pitt and the Great War
It was all his own fault, and even his quondam friends deserted him, while his appearance would have been the signal for a universal grin. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892
Bertha received her quondam partner of the dance with much warmth and vivacity; but the countess looked with freezing hauteur upon these American friends of her grandson. Fairy Fingers A Novel
The quondam midwife, with tears in her eyes, looked at her, and blessed the moment she had done a generous act. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology
And twelve years afterward, when Longfellow wrote a friendly review of "Twice-Told Tales" in The North American Review, his quondam classmate addressed him in a somewhat formal letter of thanks as "Dear Sir." Four Americans Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman
Looking in through the gate of the garden opposite, who should I see but our quondam lady passenger from Sydney, Miss Ribbids, reclining on a bank in the most luxurious fashion! A Boy's Voyage Round the World
For even as I formed the resolution, I observed two men approaching from the direction of Blackfriars, and recognized in them my quondam teacher and his junior. The Eye of Osiris
He had gone but a few paces when an exclamation from the quondam Third cavalryman called him back, and ended for the moment the laughter. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac
Miss Whichello declared that she could throw no light on the affair, and that she had lost sight of the quondam violinist for over thirty years. The Bishop's Secret
Jack was aroused next morning by the sound of his quondam acquaintance calling him to “boot and saddle,” and to be off. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea
No, the grimy, white-haired, sinister-looking stranger could not be the quondam Prince; he was some one else, some one more to be feared. Monte-Cristo's Daughter
For a time, indeed, Brogten tried a few practical jokes on his neighbour and quondam school-fellow, which gratified for the moment his desire for revenge. Julian Home
It was by treachery alone that Fana-Toro had been dragooned into an arrangement, by which my quondam blacksmith, who married a sister of Cain, was elevated to the dignity of prince George’s premier! Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
Whatever were the means employed, the rebellion was disorganized for a while, but the Spanish authorities had not the tact to follow up this coup by temperate and conciliatory measures towards their wavering quondam foes. The Philippine Islands
Did he amuse himself with forbidden tasks in that secluded place above, or was I but exaggerating facts which might have their basis simply in a quondam bachelor's desire for solitude and a quiet smoke. The Hermit Of ——— Street 1898
It will be curious to see how the Chancellor reconciles himself to his quondam associate, after the last speech of Canning. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents
The quondam hostess left her suddenly, and soon returned with a hot drink, which she assured the patient would make her "quite natural." Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress and Other Stories
"He'll get the better of it," said Mrs. Banks, kindly, as her quondam foe wiped her eyes again. A Master Of Craft
They had planned to call her Mary, after her mother, the quondam belle of the Northern Neck. Second Book of Tales
Herein, again, through these quondam songs we may come to appreciate something of the spirit of the big West — its largeness, its freedom, its wholehearted hospitality, its genuine friendship. Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp
On leaving Pole, I met Hammond, my quondam colleague when we were Under Secretaries of State together. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents
Again a rush of anger prompted the wizard to sacrifice his quondam pupil, and once more the youth’s imperturbable coolness overawed him. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew
The business of the day was transacted with admirable precision and despatch by the two quondam barbers, who proved how easy it is to govern, where there are not “three estates” to confuse people. The Pacha of Many Tales
Before a week had passed she had set up an equipage, and called upon many of her quondam friends to announce the important intelligence of her daughter’s wealth. Newton Forster The Merchant Service
And his quondam master, left to his own resources, will not any more than before put his shoulder to the work; and, though sunk himself in sloth, ceases not to complain of another's indolence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866
The more questions he asked, the more mysterious and important his quondam acquaintance became. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War
I learned, with a great deal of pleasure, that he had secured as his first lieutenant, Mr Flinn, our quondam “second” on board the “Juno.” Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War
His surprise at meeting Jeffreys was very considerable; and at first it seemed to the quondam pupil that his old master was shy of him. A Dog with a Bad Name
Some of the slaves of James Smith, a Methodist preacher of Virginia, had accompanied their quondam master to Ohio in 1798. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917
The peoples of the quondam Imperial nations must come into the league on a footing of formal equality with the rest. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation
He made no further reference to the visit to Brierley Park; in fact he shunned discussion of any kind with his quondam bosom friend. The Lunatic at Large
Do you not recognize my quondam tutor and the once dauntless Meg? Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author
Mr Halgrove stepped pleasantly out of the train at the same time and greeted his quondam ward with characteristic ease. A Dog with a Bad Name
Frances Sutherland was throned on the boxes of our quondam table, and I was reclining against saddle-blankets at her feet. Lords of the North
"Cut away!" sharply exclaimed Murray, who was annoyed at the liberties taken by his quondam servant. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series
The relationship between the mother country and the quondam colonies, especially at that juncture, was such as to render social life intolerably trying to an under-paid American minister. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series
"Best give you a brace of 'em now," retorted the witty Richmond; and he sent his quondam foe invitation to two more balls. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom
Hamilton begged pardon, with a crimson face; and, as the lady kindly assured him she was not hurt, Louis recognized in her his quondam friend, Mrs. Paget, and darted forward to claim her acquaintance. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys
He took offence when new men, not a few of them quondam regular officers, became the advisers and lieutenants of Don Carlos in the war which lasted more or less from 1870-1876. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
It was pleasant to be sought out and made much of, and it pleased her to think that some of her quondam friends were genuinely sorry that they had once stood aloof. North of Fifty-Three
Evidently he has not forgotten my quondam oft-repeated vow that no child of mine should be taught the orthodox fairy tales in unlearning which I had spent some of the best years of my life. The Opinions of a Philosopher
The familiarity and arrogance of "Queen Sarah" became insufferable to Queen Anne, and the quondam friends parted as irreconcilable foes. The Friendships of Women
Raemaekers reproduces the twinkle in the Imperial eye as William of Potsdam offers to a quondam ally the foot which belongs to his senile and helpless brother of Hapsburg. Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers
Nor was it long before his young widowed mistress gave her hand in marriage to her quondam journeyman, and never had the smallest cause to repent the gift. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War
"Speaking just now of the Chevalier Bayard reminds me that Jawkins mentioned as one of the guests he had procured for the occasion—" "Like so much plate or china," interrupted the quondam peer, bitterly. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow
For if these little planets be fragments, there will be differences of density according as they belonged to the central or superficial parts of the quondam planet, and their mean distances must consequently vary also. Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence
Many 'poor blacks,' thrust out of doors by their quondam owners, flocked to the 'African's friend,' Granville Sharp, and company. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative
I must consult you, first opportunity, on the propriety of sending my quondam friend, Mr. Aiken, a copy. 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
Prove my mistake, fair mistress, and I will crave your pardon," replied the man, "We have certain intelligence that a party of Scottish rebels, their quondam king perhaps among them, are hidden in these mountains. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History
"And my quondam nephew," he added, laughing; for his wife was a Kirke of the English branch, and my aunt was married to Eli. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade
These quondam glass-works were now a depôt for the Army Supply service, and a huge kitchen, which administered and fed the whole sector of trenches, of which ours formed a part. In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry
The way of single blessedness is not chosen by Zilda Chaplot because of any fiction of loyalty to a quondam lover. A Dozen Ways Of Love
Mr. Hamilton and your family; your mother, sister, and brother; my quondam Eliza, &c., all well. 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
So when her quondam lover attempts metaphorical athletics, the wise girl smiles and withdraws into her shell. The Spinster Book
Of your quondam friend, Frank, the pleasant recollection of whom revives again under the old roof-tree, she tells you very little,—and that little in a hesitating and indifferent way that utterly surprises you. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons
Though in direct opposition to the will of Major Berry, my father's quondam master and friend, Judge Wash tore my father from his wife and children and sold him "way down South!" From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or Struggles for Freedom
A shadow fell aslant the glassy water through which was visible the glint of the submerged pavement, and turning her head, she saw the familiar countenance of her quondam physician. Infelice
A quondam dealer in ultramontanes, I became an Othello of the trade.  Masques & Phases
The dominie and his quondam assistant were thus left to pursue their journey in company. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life
As we followed the latter round to the quondam drive, they waved a cordial farewell. Berry And Co.
"It means that Herr will act peacefully or be in danger of a broken head," was the mind-easing reply of my quondam fellow passenger. Arms and the Woman
Amongst all my fellow clerks I remember one only who resembled as a borrower some of my quondam associates at Derby.  Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland
It was evident how proud he was of Bonifacius Ritter and what satisfaction it gave him to present his quondam teacher to such friends and such a home in this foreign land. Atlantis
But, when a vehicle rolled into the stable yard that brought the constable and Maguffin to join the party, the quondam American citizen waxed jubilant, and beheld endless possibilities of amusement. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life
The waiter withdrew and the auctioneer and his quondam clerk sat and looked at one another. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
A desire for incorporations becomes stronger, and the government shows none of its quondam anxiety about public companies and institutions. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844.
If Gussie had known how precious that "mop of a head" was to her quondam lover, she would not have been so ready to "give herself away," as the trite saying has it. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces
There are few more delicate relationships than that of a popular clergyman to his unpopular successor, especially when the former still keeps up an intimate connection with his quondam parishioners. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century
Here the quondam schoolmistress broke into a pleasant laugh that had once been musical. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life
"Taken a dislike—Lord love a duck!" his quondam friend exclaimed. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
When interdicted the harbors of their quondam brethren, they will go, I suppose, to ask a share in the carrying-trade of their rivals, and a dispensation with their navigation act. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4
Their quondam leaders have been astounded with the suddenness of the desertion: and their silence and appearance of acquiescence have proceeded not from a thought of joining us, but the uncertainty what ground to take. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3
Save you, gentlemen; and you, my quondam master: You are welcome all, as I may say. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06
Briefly, she was to polish the quondam mill-hand, whom he had married when he, too, was a factory operative, but who had not been able to rise with him. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
No wonder that Mr. Johnson, who was, it must be confessed, exceedingly shabby, took his pipe from his mouth and stared at his quondam friend in amazement. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
The quondam leaders, indeed, retain their rancor and principles; but their followers are amalgamated with us in sentiment, if not in name. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4
They now find themselves with us, and separated from their quondam leaders. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3
Come, my quondam master, you and I must change qualities. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07
Mr. Glyphic's relatives in Brooklyn were one day electrified by the news that the quondam Henry—now Hiero—purposed instant departure for Europe and Egypt. Idolatry A Romance
In fact, he seemed rather obliged to the brokers than otherwise for taking the quondam furniture off his hands. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 422 Volume 17, New Series, January 31, 1852
I saw the Burial of a quondam Taylor, who was nearly ally'd to a first Minister, and heard the Herald's Oration, which was as near as I remember, in these Words. A Voyage to Cacklogallinia With a Description of the Religion, Policy, Customs and Manners of That Country
I do not speak of the desperadoes of the quondam faction in and out of Congress. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3
The childlike loveliness of her quondam teacher really touched her heart. For Woman's Love
They confirmed also the news that an English frigate was coming to take possession of our quondam establishment; they were even surprised not to see the Isaac Todd lying in the road. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific
Later, in 1862, the quondam "settlement" and recent "possession" was erected, by royal commission, into a full colony, subordinate to the government of Jamaica. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future
The young man heard the note read, and congratulated himself, as he closed his eyes with a yawn, that he was not under his quondam landlady's ministrations. Bressant
They did not for the moment recognise their quondam acquaintance in his uniform, so he called "Halt!" With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train
For this strange conduct he was reproached by his quondam companions, and asked what could have induced him to act so dishonourable a part as to become an apostate. The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection
When we landed, my quondam mess-mate advanced to receive me, and, after a cordial shake of the hand, kindly invited me to pass the night with him. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I.
He spoke of Madame De Rheims with great respect, and drew my attention to quondam Mlle. The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making
He too had suspected that his quondam friend had been insincere, and that everything was not as it should be. Doctor Claudius, A True Story
When Thatcher appeared, Dan had waited for the hubbub to subside and then he left his seat to shake hands with Bassett's quondam ally. A Hoosier Chronicle
He found that his quondam disciple had substituted a new mode of baptism, neither sprinkling nor immersion, but washing the pit of the stomach with a towel dipped in warm water! The Awakening of China
When I lost Mr. Thrale, every one was officious to comfort and to soothe me; but which of my children or quondam friends would look with kindness upon Piozzi's widow? Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings
Crime fell from the shoulders of the quondam culprit, and the tonsorial innocent stood forth confessed! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 20, 1841
The flash contents of that bright yellow handkerchief shade forth the felon’s bar; the daring burglar eyeing with confidence the counsel learned in the law’s defects, fee’d by its produce to defend its quondam owner. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841,
With what interest and sympathy must the Newport belles have watched the career of their quondam admirers! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880
He said nothing at first, pretending to believe that his quondam leadership was unimpaired. Twelve Men
When he proved his incapacity both as commander-in-chief and as commander of his own force, Turkish jealousy against the quondam German flared forth; and early in October he was replaced by Suleiman. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
The doings of these "people" had once been "important" to Browning himself, and the old man's memory summoned up these forgotten old-world friends of his boyhood to be championed or rallied by their quondam disciple. Robert Browning
The Middle Kingdom and the quondam Great Powers were quieted; then south of the Yangtse the great soldier swept, adding unknown regions to his master's domain. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19
One of these was the case of his quondam friend and partner in the publication of the Liberator, Isaac Knapp. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist
MacLean, in his turn, looked curiously at his quondam companion of a sunny day in May, the would-be assassin with whom he had struggled in wind and rain beneath the thunders of an August storm. Audrey
Philip had difficulty in persuading his quondam guest to show outward respect to his father's memory. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477
But, as I said before, the faces of his then antagonists—albeit quondam friends—hardly disguised their thoughts sufficiently. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time
Akiva replied by making himself known as his quondam servant and rejected son-in-law. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala
He had nothing to share with them, not even a thought; and resolving to get rid of his quondam friends as soon as possible, he confined his welcome to a frown. The Sorcery Club
Lucien settled in the Papal States, where he, the quondam Jacobin and proven libertine, later on received from the Pope the title of Prince de Canino. The Life of Napoleon I (Complete)
As the general is an old bachelor and an old beau, and there are several ladies at the Hall, especially his quondam flame Lady Jocelyne, he is put rather upon his gallantry. Bracebridge Hall
Though Noreen's heart was frozen towards her quondam friend, Ida never perceived the fact. The Elephant God
I often fancy the rage and humiliation of my quondam friends in hearing the truth, at least from me, for the first time, and when I am beyond the reach of their malice. Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time
He held out his lens to his quondam pupil, who was about to take it from him when the door opened, and three men entered. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman
The business of the day was transacted with admirable precision and despatch by the two quondam barbers, who proved how easy it is to govern, where there are not "three estates" to confuse people. The Pacha of Many Tales
But it was impossible to convert the great Mr Bristles to the belief into which his quondam follower, Mr Pitskiver, had fallen as to the qualities of Miss Hendy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844
Great Sir, than Phoebus more divine, Whose verses far his rays outshine,   Look down upon your quondam foe; O! let me never write again, If e'er I disoblige you, Dean,   Should you compassion show. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2
As the general is an old bachelor, and an old beau, and there are several ladies at the Hall, especially his quondam flame Lady Jocelyne, he is put rather upon his gallantry. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
The tragic veteran could scarcely recognize him, or believe that he was really his quondam associate "little gentleman Jack." Tales of a Traveller
Attacks of sickness.—A quondam inebriate should never employ a physician who drinks, and should always tell his medical attendant that he cannot take any medicine containing alcohol. Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink
Tony Denier, a pupil of the Ravels, and a quondam friend of Fox, next took Fox's place in the estimation of the American public. A History of Pantomime
Instead of it, came the announcement of the tragic truth, the girl's hurried departure, and the passionate feeling on her behalf of people like the Roughsedges, or her quondam critic, the Vicar. The Testing of Diana Mallory
Dolph, having talked his mother into a state of tranquillity, sought the mansion of his quondam master, and raised the knocker with a faltering hand. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
You bring me a message from my quondam friend, Captain Jack. Tom Tufton's Travels
A peculiar colophon is added in the Basle edition; and after the words "Impressum in Utopia," a quondam possessor of the tract, probably its contemporary, has written with indignation, "Stulte mentiris!" Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850
Near the close of this tract, Greene makes an address "to those gentlemen his quondam acquaintance, who spend their wits in making plays," exhorting them to desist from such pursuits. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England
They were not a little surprised, as it again cleared, to find that their own frigate, the quondam Maria Isabella, was almost their only opponent. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I
My dear pupil the Archduke Rudolph and I frequently play your works, and he says that my quondam pupil does honor to his master. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2
Passing through the inn yard, his quick eye detected in the ostler a quondam stable-boy. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850
Lastly, these quondam brethren are not, to this day, distinguishable, in the symbols of their profession, from any party who have more evidently and practically abandoned the distinctive principles and order of a covenanted ancestry. Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive
The quondam hero thinks with alarm of his borrowed valor, and turns pale at the sight of his scars. The Cross of Berny
Prince Shan stood looking down upon the figure of quondam associate. The Great Prince Shan
The same day Mrs. Catherine Hayes had the fortune to meet with some of her quondam acquaintance at Worcester. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences
Having informed his wife of his good luck, they resolved to visit their quondam young foal, and get him to make them some allowance out of his now ample means. The Book of Noodles Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies
There had ever been but one response from Mr. Gray to such an appeal as this from his quondam ward, and Field was not disappointed this time. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2
Before a week had passed, she had set up an equipage, and called upon many of her quondam friends to announce the important intelligence of her daughter's wealth. Newton Forster
This tirade, perhaps justified on the whole, but tactlessly uttered by the quondam Pétrolus, humiliated me deeply and left me gloomy all the day. Light
I rode on, and gazed with greedy eyes and a palpitating; heart on this my quondam shadow which I had now borrowed from a stranger, yes, from an enemy. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English
As the marriage vows melt into the Arctic air, the quondam husband is expected, however, to play the game. The New North
These quondam rebels come to-day In penitential form, And hypocritically say The country needs "reform!" Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2
Butler, who instantly recognized in Girty the quondam companion and playmate of youth, at once made himself known to him. The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country.
Of his brilliant companions, the Bonnell Thorntons and the Colmans, the quondam members of the Nonsense Club, he heard no more, till he had himself become famous. Cowper
He is not to be looked for among discharged soldiers, shipwrecked seamen, or quondam convicts. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King.
The comparison, or rather contrast, between himself and his quondam neighbour Major ——, is curious enough to contemplate. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839
Under the banner of the Belgians, in the quondam hop of the Mercedes, was an exhibition of leather knickknacks, baskets, and dolls made by the blind and mutilated soldiers. A Volunteer Poilu
On their return from the sea, he caught many of these quondam grilse converted into salmon as before. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843
It is an angry pasquinade on an absurd book advocating polygamy on Biblical grounds, by the Rev. Martin Madan, Cowper's quondam spiritual counsellor. Cowper
A few slight pieces by the quondam actor Robert Cox, partaking more or less of the character of masques, possess a certain pastoral colouring. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England
At first they served unwillingly, but presently became enthusiastic and rushed the works of their quondam fellow-soldiers in the van of the American attack. The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2)
Tourville will tell you how I was forced to chastise the quondam hostler in her sight, before I could drive him out of the house. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7
Your quondam companion and penitent for the wrong he has done ye. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays
He then rushes to the wars, where he greatly distinguishes himself, is created prince, and learns that his bride is not Catherine the quondam serf, but Catherine the duke's daughter.—S. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
They were no sooner gone, than Miss Squeers fulfilled the prediction of her quondam friend by giving vent to a most copious burst of tears, and uttering various dismal lamentations and incoherent words. Nicholas Nickleby
He feared for a time lest he should be recognised in the village as the quondam workman, and thus bring discredit on his seminary, which was of high standing.  Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance
The man of whom Sir Walter Scott speaks in his Demonology, did not suffer half the persecution from his imaginary gentleman-usher in black velvet, that we sustained from our friend in quondam black cloth.  Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people
The parents of the quondam exile wrote to Jasmin thanking him most cordially for his exertions in their favour. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist
The quaint old Moravian mission and quondam Indian settlement of one hundred inhabitants found itself of a sudden one of the great grain ports of the world, and bidding fair to rival Russian Odessa. Edison, His Life and Inventions
Then he turned to the other critics of Indian administration—his quondam supporters. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
But there was in the prayer more than the supplications of the quondam preacher. Prester John
Loss succeeded loss; misfortune crowded on misfortune; each successive day brought him nearer the verge of hopeless penury, and the quondam friends who had been warmest in their professions, grew strangely cold and indifferent.  Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people
I have noticed curiously enough that English Colonials, especially in such particulars as speech and manners, follow their quondam sister colony, rather than the mother country. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat
Grateful, perhaps, for the undoubted services that Overbury had rendered him, Rochester would be eager enough to find his quondam friend employment. She Stands Accused
Even the most lynx-eyed Parliamentarian must have failed to recognise the quondam royalist general of artillery in the helpless creature dragging himself along upon crutches; and he reached Bristol in safety. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers
Before another twenty-four hours had passed her quondam boarder, with a tired sigh, sank into his favorite morris chair in his old familiar rooms, and looked about him with contented eyes. Miss Billy — Married
The animal itself was a peaceful and well-behaved as that father of all picture-wolves, Red Riding Hood's quondam friend, whilst moving her confidence in masquerade. Dracula
So he means to have you tried like any common thief while all your quondam friends sit and snigger. The Certain Hour
Thus invited to the debate, the quondam slave made a spirited defense of himself, and thereafter the whole argument, for and against slavery, was brought out. My Bondage and My Freedom
"Or the house of Jeroboam," said the quondam theologian. Jude the Obscure
Had done something wrong, and an enemy or quondam friend wants to 'put him away.' The Crimson Blind
This, in his eyes, raised him so far above less prudent sinners as to give him a right to address his quondam associate as has been just related. Homeward Bound or, the Chase
Here, just as we came to the threshold, who should be coming in face of us, carrying a pair of candles, but my quondam servant, Philip! The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
What if ma belle from favor fell,   And I made up my mind to shake her,        Would Lydia, then,        Come back again   And to her quondam flame betake her? A Little Book of Western Verse
Curley had wicked, little greenish-grey eyes, and their stare was uninviting as he fixed them on his quondam partner. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale
Yet the grass grew again when the quondam harper and singer ceased desolating the air with his quavers. Welsh Fairy Tales
On the same, or nearly the same, day, Fell, my other quondam co-friend and drinker, will go to Newgate, and his wife and 4 children, I suppose, to the Parish. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820
This excited my curiosity: I inquired of the valet, and from his description was confirmed in the conjecture, that my quondam school and college acquaintance, Turl, had been his lordship's late secretary. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
No direful visions appal their happy souls, nor terrific ghosts of quondam hours stand arrayed before them. Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"
Yet Wagner converted thousands of these quondam sufferers, and conquered them without making any compromises. Robert Browning: How to Know Him
The latter, with a hospitality rare, it is to be hoped, in British regiments, would hardly recognise his quondam shipmates. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
Although this aunt died without any children, and I was her nearest of kin, yet she made my quondam friend, Tinker, her executor, and never left me a shilling. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1
Mr. Harrison did not, therefore, hurt or benefit his quondam friend to any appreciable extent; but with Mr. Harringford the case was different. The Uninhabited House
They now, however, changed their tactics, and became vehement upholders of morality and religion; and began to watch their opportunity for pouncing on their quondam associate. Poetical Works
Of late years, however, Saturday has lost most of its quondam gala features. Roughing It, Part 7.
Here our quondam rivals have made the splendid harbour of Dakar, whose jetties accommodate 180,000 tons of shipping at the same time. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
Her quondam traveling companion stuck his head out of a doorway, the wind blowing his hair forward over his forehead, and cried: "Ingeborg, go below, will you!" Look Back on Happiness
In short, my dear sir, I had never dreamed of anything so dazzlingly, so superbly magnificent as that apartment into which I was ushered by the ghost of my quondam friend Hawley Hicks. The Water Ghost and Others
Soon after I retired, hoping to sleep, but I had not calculated on the powers of annoyance possessed by my quondam friend. Life in the Clearings versus the Bush
Here his quondam fellow-student, Dr. Sleigh, was again of service, introducing him to some of the booksellers, who gave him occasional, though starveling employment. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography
The latter I noted narrowly as the quondam good Shepherd of the so-called 'Palm-oil Lambs.' To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
On Hawaii, Ellis found boys and girls singing in chorus, with an accompaniment of seven drums, a song in honour of a quondam celebrated chief. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day
The clever friends were Mr. and Mrs. Barrows; and, to the surprise of Willis, he was received most effusively by the quondam Miss Hollister. The Water Ghost and Others
The anecdotes I had heard of the quondam housekeeper of Lord Byron, rendered me desirous of paying her a visit. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey
More serious still, this decision to oppose their colleague and quondam leader was communicated to the Press. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1
Some of them were the rivals of Rome—Pavia as the capital of the kingdom of Italy; Milan the quondam champion of the cause of the married clergy; Ravenna as the rival patriarchate in Italy. The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304
Pen had some difficulty in recognising under the broad-brimmed hat and the vast great-coats and neckcloths, with which the new-comer was habited, the person and figure of his quondam schoolfellow, Mr. Foker. The History of Pendennis
She would gloat over these as a miser over his gold; and she would shake her finger at her quondam self and scold it lovingly—"You wicked little thing, you!" We Can't Have Everything
But Opal Verrons sauntering forth to the Hotel piazza in company with three of her quondam admirers suddenly lost her luxurious air of nestling content. The City of Fire
But Edie had been in his time accustomed to cross-examination, and easily evaded those of his quondam comrade. The Antiquary — Volume 02
"I will come," answered Betty; then turning bank with, as careless an air as she could summon, "Do you happen to have heard aught of your quondam prisoner, Captain Yorke?" An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott
No sooner said than done; and our quondam storekeeper a few days afterward attended an extensive sale of real estate, at the Merchants' Exchange. The Best American Humorous Short Stories
I say quondam, for all the marks of that genius were now gone. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2
For, even as I formed the resolution, I observed two men approaching from the direction of Blackfriars, and recognised in them my quondam teacher and his junior. The Vanishing Man
Perhaps I may be of some assistance to you and to my quondam friend, your sometime grandfather. Burnham Breaker
The lady I now visited, however, greatly surpassed my quondam friends in the refinement of her conversation. Domestic Manners of the Americans
Jack was very glad to set out at once for his quondam foe, and in ten minutes was driving down the road to Warchester. The Iron Game A Tale of the War
To eat, still more to drink, was now the troublesome enigma of the quondam genius. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2
By the by, I'd like to see the MacGregor's face when he learns that his quondam friend and boon companion was an international spy! The Secrets of the German War Office
Enraged against a quondam friend, To Wisdom once proud Fortune said "I'll give thee treasures without end, If thou wilt be my friend instead." The Poems of Schiller — First period
Albino, the quondam theological student, was also bound, as were Capitana Maria’s twins. The Social Cancer
The only person present not of the family connection was my quondam correspondent in America, Arthur Helps. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe
"Well, really," he said, "in the long list of the victims that you have wounded if not slain, I never supposed my clerk and quondam man-of-all-work would prove so serious a case." Barriers Burned Away
Then she put her head on one side and critically scanned her quondam pupils, giving them little nods of approval as she did so. Bessie Bradford's Prize
He had given her a free hand with it, and insisted on her wildest extravagance; and it had been his delight to tease his quondam guardians with the stubs of the checkbook she had used. The Little Lady of the Big House
This tree it ascended thirty feet on the opposite side from Thoreau, then, coming into view, it eyed its quondam captor for a moment or two, as much as to say 'good-by.' Nature's Serial Story
Even the rough churl was moved with the distress of his quondam companion. The Abbot
As she turned the corner of the schoolhouse she came plump upon the quondam drunkard, now perfectly sober, and inexpressibly sheepish and guilty-looking. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers
With something like a shock of terror she recognized her quondam lover, the youth who had stood at her side and turned her music. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
A feeling of bitter envy gnawed at Clayton's heart as he counted up the rapid rise of his quondam friend. The Midnight Passenger : a novel
There was no kiss between the quondam friends, but they shook hands with perfect civility, and no stranger would have guessed their former or their present terms from their manner. The Two Sides of the Shield
Ralph looked at his quondam friend with an air of wonder not unmixed with contempt. The Abbot
"I suppose it's the way of the world!" thought Walter, as his quondam friend left him. Walter Sherwood's Probation
Thus, if a bear runs away from its owner, and causes damage, the quondam owner cannot be sued, for immediately with its escape his ownership ceased to exist. The Institutes of Justinian
It was Mr. MacLean, their quondam second mate, cast back on the deckload of the Retriever by the resurgent tide of maritime misfortune. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley
Opening the conversation with this quondam physician, I asked his opinion in regard to several well-known remedies, and discovered that he used but three. Four Months in a Sneak-Box
She impudently seated herself at the table with them, sending a questioning glance at the handsome companion of her quondam rival. The Voice on the Wire
So it be life, be it past or no, they are comforted: from whom we have borrowed our phrases quondam, alias, or late such a one. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
He accepted of his quondam friend's uniform without remark. An Original Belle
I thought I recognized among the former the coarse white hair of the quondam beggar. Caesar's Column
The meeting between Spike and his quondam steward's mate was a little remarkable. Jack Tier
"And the mission?" asked Farr, halting his quondam companion, who had been too intent upon his business to pay heed to passers. The Landloper
With threats and abuse such as none but an Egyptian could tamely hear, Ali kicked his quondam friend out of the vehicle. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2
Merely me!" and Sir Morton Pippitt's quondam guest, Mr. Julian Adderley, rose to his full lanky height, and turned his flaccid face of more or less comic melancholy upon her—"Pray do not be alarmed! God's Good Man
Amongst the "London World" Emily would be sure to meet several of her quondam acquaintances, perhaps admirers; and though he was no jealous husband, he preferred, on many accounts, that such meetings should be avoided. The Wedding Guest
Ferrari next proffered his request to his quondam friend De Hamal, who also declined to second him, as did every one among the company. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten
Mary befriended her always, and made her quondam stepmother a prominent figure at her coronation. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries
Astonished at a greeting so unexpected, the matron glanced hurriedly at the face pressed against her bosom, and, recognizing her quondam charge, folded her tenderly to her heart. Beulah
By this time, such was the animosity subsisting between these quondam friends, that they never conversed together, except with a view of exposing each other to the ridicule or contempt of their fellow-travellers. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
The quondam editor, now the representative of his country on the Supreme Council, in which capacity he is even more important than as Ambassador, represents a new strain in American politics. The Mirrors of Washington
I was not mistaken—there was my quondam friend, my traitorous foe, sitting at his ease, leaning comfortably back in one chair, his feet put up on another. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten
He must go his way alone, unaided, or only secretly so, while his quondam friends watched his career from afar. The Titan
The carriage approached the house, and she saw her quondam guardian standing before the door. Beulah
An instant later, the guns were whirled about and trained upon their quondam owners. On the Firing Line
As they hied them home one who hated the generous man asked the Governor, "Wottest thou the wherefore he went forth to farewell his quondam guest at so late a time as this?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16
I thought so, as my quondam friend clasped my hand in farewell that morning. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten
Her quondam friends were frightened away for the nonce. The Titan
When his mother and his household knew what had happened, they rejoiced with exceeding joy and congratulated him on his good fortune; and his quondam comrades the woodcutters also came and gave him joy. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05
And Carew, the quondam exquisite, pulled off his socks and shirt, punched them down into one of the buckets and then did his British best to wash himself in the other. On the Firing Line
It was constructed in honour of his favourite wife, the quondam courtesan, Nagala Devi, and the king made it his favourite residence. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India
Towards the close of the time Emily called on her quondam friend.  Life's Little Ironies
Neglected by her own set, shunned by the respectable, her fortune quite gone, she was nevertheless determined that she would not be a back-street seamstress or a pensioner upon the bounty of quondam friends. The Titan
He turned his eyes, with a very new and singular sensation, upon the quondam count, and found that gentlemen looking very hard at him, with, a preternaturally grave expression of countenance. The Midnight Queen
There were pale young enthusiasts, too, who would probably end as actors; and there were also quondam actors, killed by the critics, but still sufficiently alive, it seemed, "to be engineers." The Great Hunger
An eyewitness reports that presently he saw "Mr. Bacon on his quondam seat with the Governor and Council, which seemed a marvellous indulgence to one whom he had so lately proscribed as a rebel." Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings
It appeared that he had been highly popular among his quondam guests. The Grand Babylon Hotel
When we came to think more coolly over our quondam schoolfellow's swaggering talk and manner, we were not quite so impressed by his merits as at his first appearance among us. The Paris Sketch Book
Its quondam Democratic members had largely returned to their former allegiance with Wilson, either at the election or after it. Theodore Roosevelt and His Times
Would you be content that your quondam poor should be no better off than the rich? Robert Falconer
Friends there were in many, and quondam lovers by the score.  The Man
As I have already hinted, he was under a great personal obligation to his quondam comrade Raynal. White Lies
The quondam admirer of the good Queen Louise became a glowing enthusiast of liberty, resolving, like thousands of others, to devote her life to the emancipation of the people. Anarchism and Other Essays
Your wife sending word to us that she was not in the habit of receiving quondam slaves. The Nabob
So! he had netted Jones' quondam waiter at the first cast! The Woman in the Alcove
He could feel that with his quondam honor and financial glory, he was the same—and he was not. The Financier, a novel
Checked in their proud hyperbolic sweep, made captive in a planetary net, deprived of their trains, these quondam free-lances of the heavens are now mere shadows of their former selves. A History of Science — Volume 3
One of Barnum's assignees was his neighbor and quondam "gamekeeper," Mr. Johnson, and he it was who had written to Barnum to return to America, to facilitate the settlement of his affairs. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum
Mock not that I affect the untraded oath; Your quondam wife swears still by Venus' glove. Troilus and Cressida
I have, and I will hold, the quondam Quickly For the only she; and—pauca, there's enough. King Henry V
And as for you yourself, our quondam queen, You have a father able to maintain you, And better 't were you troubled him than France. King Henry VI, Part 3
She found it hard to make up her mind concerning this quondam acquaintance of her deceased friend. The Illustrious Prince
He endeavored to prevail upon his quondam mistress to elope with him. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West
"Do you recognize your quondam pupil, professor?" he asked. Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space
The world of tape measures and calico counters seemed so far away; the interior of his quondam lodgings in a by-street of Islington, so unfamiliar and impossible. The Malefactor
This is the quondam king; let's seize upon him. King Henry VI, Part 3
The man who had brought him the message from his quondam patient was sitting in front, next the chauffeur, so Dr. Whiles had no opportunity of asking him for any information concerning his master. The Illustrious Prince
They would take their seats upon the hill tops, and watch their quondam enemies hunting the buffalo in the plain below, and evidently repine that their hands were tied up from a skirmish. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West
As she turned the corner of the schoolhouse she came plump upon the quondam drunkard—now perfectly sober, and inexpressibly sheepish and guilty-looking. Selected Stories of Bret Harte
There were very few mules like unto his quondam mouse-colored mount. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister
In these reveries the injurer in the end almost always gives up and sues for mercy at the feet of his quondam victim. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10
But that was not a matter to be talked about, Madame the Countess being free at present and in New York, though to all appearance upon anything but pleasant terms with her quondam admirer. A Strange Disappearance
The employers' associations, that had helped the captains of industry to tear and rend labor, were now torn and rent by their quondam allies. The Iron Heel
Three ringing cheers expressed the delight of the troopers over his return to his old command, and Will was equally delighted to meet his quondam companions. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister
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