in aeternum
Americanadverb
adverb
Example Sentences
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The prevalent note is, Vale vale in aeternum, with thoughts of the ghostly ferryman and the infernal stream and hopeless separation.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel
Adoremus in aeternum had become their device, and Madame Hanska, not having as yet become accustomed to his continual financial embarrassment, wished to provide him with money, an offer which is reproduced in Eugenie Grandet.
From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm
Poor Lady! do what she would, she found it hard enough to please all parties while alive; must she be condemned over and above in aeternum to be wrong whatsoever she did?
From Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time by Kingsley, Charles
Some pebbles she gathered during his first visit to her mother at Neufchatel, Balzac had made into a little cross, on the back of which was engraved: adoremus in aeternum.
From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm
He then kissed the emperor on the cheeks, and turning himself to the audience, cried with a loud voice: "Vivat imperator in aeternum!"
From Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
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