eftsoon
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of eftsoon
before 950; Middle English eftsone, Old English eftsōna. See eft 2, soon
Example Sentences
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It shortly rose to ninety; and by ten reached twenty more; Eftsoon degrees one-hundred-nine-and-twenty was the score; Glass went on rising near as high as it was marked to go.
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"Ye will come unto the chamber of the Sangraal sixty paces down the corridor to thy left eftsoon ye enter the chief fortress, sir knight," one of the warders called down.
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Sir Oluf questioned the Knight eftsoon If he were come from heaven down; "Art thou Christ of Heaven," quoth he; "So will I yield me unto thee."
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Eftsoon strange sorcery The Circe weaves.
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Ah, eerie, eerie is the lonely wood, But lo! the faeries light their firefly lamps, Elusive foxfire flames from marish damps; Hastes to the morris-dance an elfin brood; A far bell chimes, the cricket cheerly shrills, The droning beetle sounds his hoarse bassoon And hylas trill; eftsoon the rising moon The ambient air to molten silver thrills.
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