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The forgotten and forgettable “Little Ol’ Los Angeles,” in 1914, warbled, “There’s a place that ev’ry wand’rer fondly hopes and longs to see. Ere life’s fitful dream is over and he wakes in eternity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2021

Ere long, they chanced upon Brian the Boatman, who took them across the river.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2015

Ere long all the royals were enjoying similarly quotidian nicknames: Princess Margaret was dubbed Yvonne, Charles was Brian, when Di came along she was dubbed Cheryl.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2012

"Ere, I bin tawkin to Whitney, Kylie and the youn'uns," Peggy said this month, "they weckon we need a Gwime Night."

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2010

This was followed by the premiere two years later of Cavalli's Ere ole amante in the Salle des Machines in the Tuileries, but the French had by this time developed a preference for ballet.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall