oversoon
Example Sentences
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The youth and vigour of his body set him on his feet oversoon, while all the soundness his spirit had gained was trembling for its weakness, fear for its cowardice, shame for its shame.
From The Unknown Sea by Clemence Housman
It was oversoon, she thought, for her King to patronize her.
From Trusia A Princess of Krovitch by Davis Brinton
PRE-ISLAMIC POETRY116 Full-armed against me stood One feared of fighting men: He fled not oversoon Nor let himself be ta'en.
From A Literary History of the Arabs by Reynold Nicholson
Alan did not mean to be oversoon in going back to Four Winds, but three days later a book came to him which Captain Anthony had expressed a wish to see.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Listen, Christian: I knew this day must come—though it seems oversoon to me—and I was resolved that so soon as you should refuse any confession to me, I—I—must make confession to you.'
From The Unknown Sea by Clemence Housman
