hitherward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hitherward
before 1100; Middle English, Old English hiderward. See hither, -ward
Example Sentences
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For her grief moves hitherward, Like an angry sea.
From Medea of Euripedes by Euripedes
One body of Sheridan’s men are said to have been at Gordonsville yesterday, coming hitherward, while another were near Scottsville, aiming for the South Side Railroad.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
My request is that you will return hitherward to me after you have finished this adventure so that I may see how it hath happened with you.'
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle
But soft! what messenger of speed Spurs hitherward his panting steed?
From Lady of the Lake by William Vaughn Moody
Lieutenant Junkins, of Jackson's Staff, losing his way, Sergeant Day and an Indiana Corporal beckoned to him to come hitherward.
From The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I by Theodore Wilder
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