foregoer
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And now see: the second man travels naturally in the footsteps of his foregoer, it is the easiest method.
From Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle
And now see the second man travels naturally in the footsteps of his foregoer; it is the easiest method.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by John H. Young
Which again was soon followed by war, and ever again; each new peace more humiliating than its foregoer.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 03 by Thomas Carlyle
Said Walter: “Didst thou find thy foregoer alive here?”
From Wood Beyond the World by William Morris
And now see: the second men travels naturally in the footsteps of his foregoer, it is the easiest method.
From On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle