gone-by

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The exception to this will be, where the heaving of the sea is the result of some gone-by storm, when the wind is hushed, and the surface becomes bright and glassy.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

The passionate prayers of repentance of these involuntary apostates rose up to heaven as they had done in centuries gone-by from the underground synagogues of Seville, Toledo, and Saragossa.

From History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) by Friedlaender, I.

A half-regret chases over you at nightfall, when solitude pierces you with the swift dart of gone-by memories.

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

Something within her breast cried out for those shining, gone-by moments, something seemed to close down on her throat, something flooded her eyes with a softness that rolled up from her entire being.

From Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

Many a New England youngster in days gone-by learned to come down a hill on a barrel stave in much the same way; he, too, with blood of the conqueror in his veins.

From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop