Whilom

On reaching the Place de la Révolution, her looks turned towards the Jardin National, whilom Tuileries; her face at that moment gave signs of lively emotion. ❋ De Brantigny........................ (2007)

Excuse me therefore, dear Sir, that I cannot accept your invitation to the Liverpool Musical Festival, inasmuch as I cannot in any way think of wearying the public with my "whilom" piano-playing. ❋ Liszt, Franz (1893)

The choice of phrases in Ballads and Songs, and perhaps more in serious pieces, is of much importance; a common use of old worn out words I do not like, such as erst, whilom, and a thousand more; and yet to take up and use ❋ Unknown (2009)

Did not thy father's friends and whilom guests assist thee? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Nay, 'tis that we-and this is most important-may dwell in comfort, instead of suffering want (for well I know that every whilom friend avoids the poor), and that I might rear my sons as doth befit my house; further, that I might be the father of brothers for the children thou hast borne, and raise these to the same high rank, uniting the family in one, - to my lasting bliss. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On one shoulder was fixed the painted figure of an owl; and he bore in the right hand his pastoral staff, and in the left a small mirror having a handle to it, thus resembling a celebrated jester, whose adventures, translated into English, were whilom extremely popular, and which may still be procured in black letter, for about one sterling pound per leaf. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Paradise enow moratorium nub aural whilom incessantly heliograph ❋ Glenda Larke (2008)

Quoth I, ‘I was thinking of the whilom owner of this house, for he was my intimate in his lifetime.’ ❋ Unknown (2006)

Thou didst as whilom many a doer like thee hath done ❋ Unknown (2006)

When I had spoken, she took a cup and filled it with water: then she recited a spell over it and sprinkled it upon the calf, saying, If Almighty Allah created thee a calf, remain so shaped, and change not; but if thou be enchanted, return to thy whilom form, by command of Allah Most ❋ Unknown (2006)

Among the vanquished was the master chimney – sweeper, whilom incredulous at ❋ Unknown (2007)

Exactly a month later the same lords as before raised forces against their whilom confederate and the queen, whom they met at Carberry Hill. ❋ De Brantigny........................ (2007)

I could eat no more, so I turned to my whilom informant to learn as much as I could and sought to draw him out with far-fetched gossip. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I, for my part, know a few female dragons, de par le monde, and, as I watch them and remember what they were, admire the softening influence of years upon these whilom destroyers of man — and woman-kind. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He could hardly bear to see his whilom truthful girl brought to the humiliation of having to talk like that. ❋ Unknown (2006)