erelong
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of erelong
Example Sentences
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But erelong the greater specific gravity of the sea-water forces off large segments from the terminal front of the ice, which float away as icebergs.
From Geology by Geikie, James
The mischief that hath been wrought is the doing of the scoundrel and villain on whose head I trust it may fall erelong; 'twas none of hers.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William
Not only was a great and dreaded conqueror at once overturned, and erelong reduced to captivity; but a new balance of power was established in the north which has never since been shaken.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various
Amicable relations were restored between him and the Roman Catholic hierarchy, and erelong, at the request of the late Bishop Timon, of Buffalo, he removed the office of publication of the Celt to that place.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles
By heavens, now, there may be occasion erelong to tame some one's proud spirit, but not the spirit of a defenceless young maid—marry, that is work fit only for parsons.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William
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