otherwhere

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Momentarily to rest the eye upon a landscape is not really to see it, for our mind may be quite otherwhere.

From The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life by Noyes, Carleton Eldredge

For no one here begins or finishes: the worst are as the best of humans; we all awake at the same moment of the dream: we all begin in this world, and end otherwhere.

From Astronomy for Amateurs by Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice)

They dozed in their saddles, and the thoughts of those few who were awake were otherwhere, and gave no heed to the demoiselle.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

Instantly, she was again sliding downward, with an ever-increasing momentum, toward apparent destruction, yet landing finally upon a safe and mossy place; past which, for a brief space, the otherwhere rough stream flowed placidly.

From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)

"M. Voilà mon opinion!" is a type not unknown otherwhere than in that Paris atelier.

From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Rhys, Ernest