howbeit

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When I became Joe’s ’prentice, Orlick was perhaps confirmed in some suspicion that I should displace him; howbeit, he liked me still less.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

They say that fourteen years at least have passed since she last went away; howbeit they believe her to have lived in chastity.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen

And so, for three days, I continued my searching in the jungle, howbeit acting more cautiously than before, making little noise and pausing frequently to listen.

From Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \"Big Fish,\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. by Gilson, Charles

Then he comforted his knights, and said, "Be not dismayed, my friends, howbeit ye have lost the day; be of good cheer; to-morrow I myself will be in the field, and fare with you."

From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown

Father and Erasmus had some astronomick talk; howbeit, methoughte Erasmus less familiar with ye heavenlie bodies than father is.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. by Various