erewhile

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This pinnace, friends, which here you see, Avers erewhile she used to be Unmatched for speed, and could outstrip Triumphantly the fastest ship That ever swam, or breasted gale, Alike with either oar or sail.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various

Hard by was a finely marked panther-skin whose erewhile wearer had badly mauled Upward himself!

From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Mitford, Bertram

The upper servant, erewhile so rude, approached with timid subserviency.

From The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

Book of Vagaries; comprising the New Mirror for Travellers and other Whim-Whams: being selections from the papers of a retired Common-Councilman erewhile known as Launcelot Langstaff, and, in the public records, as James K. Paulding.

From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various

But when he had done with offering to us the cross, and commending Him that erewhile hung thereon, I saw him pause and look about him.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)