gone-by

Example Sentences

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But I have neither heart nor inclination to bring to a resurrection the long gone-by memories of our forefathers.

From Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians by Johnson, Elias

When he awoke, smiling at something strange in his gone-by dream, he looked up to the heavens, thinking to see signs of the even at hand, for he seemed to have been dreaming so long. 

From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by Morris, William

Suddenly and swiftly come past you great whirls of gone-by thought, and wrecks of vain labor, eddying upon the stream that rushes to the grave.

From Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons by Mitchell, Donald Grant

Mayall said it so nearly resembled the Otego Creek in its wild state, shaded with the primeval forest, that it made him think of home in gone-by days.

From The Forest King Wild Hunter of the Adaca by Keyes, Hervey

For when I walk across the lobby of the State House, and they can say behind my back, 'There's old Thornton—a gone-by.

From The Ramrodders A Novel by Day, Holman