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Search phrase: erst

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As You Like ItAYL III.v.95Thy company, which erst was irksome to me,Thy company, which erst was irkesome to me
Henry VH5 V.ii.48The even mead, that erst brought sweetly forthThe euen Meade, that erst brought sweetly forth
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.13That erst did follow thy proud chariot wheelsThat erst did follow thy prowd Chariot-Wheeles,
PericlesPer I.i.50Gripe not at earthly joys as erst they did,Gripe not at earthly ioyes as earst they did;
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.62Or slunk not Saturnine, as Tarquin erst,Or slunke not Saturnine, as Tarquin ersts,
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.79(To Lucius) Speak, Rome's dear friend, as erst our ancestorSpeake Romes deere friend, as 'erst our Auncestor,

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SonnetsSonn.12.6 Which erst from heat did canopy the herd, Which erst from heat did canopie the herd

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erstnot long ago, just now
erstformerly, once, before

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ERSTBASICerst adv

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