hitherward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hitherward
before 1100; Middle English, Old English hiderward. See hither, -ward
Example Sentences
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Hitherward a broad inlet penetrates far into the land; on the verge of the harbor formed by its extremity is a town, and over it am I, a watchman, all-heeding and unheeded.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
The dusty road is brown with rain, And, speeding on with might and main, Hitherward rides a gallant train.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Could compass the thought?—The bird that flew Hitherward, dropping a seed that grew, Did more to shiver this ancient wall Than earthquake,—war,—simoon,—or all The centuries, in their lapse and fall!
From Voices for the Speechless by Firth, Abraham
Hitherward, nevertheless, some keels already are steering, And on this Pontic shore alien vessels will be.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Hitherward must men who seek the soul of Lincoln turn their eye.
From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.
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