of a former period
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That is the wonderful part of it all, granite is the basis, granite distinctly showing the progress of glaciers of a former period.
From Through Finland in Carts by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)
Tradition, which dominated the agriculture of a former period, is a disappearing factor in husbandry of the soil.
From The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology by Wilson, Warren H. (Warren Hugh)
I mention the four heroines of a former period, Valérie, Becky, Emma, Anna, not because they are all disagreeable, but because they are my pets in fiction.
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James
She experienced much gratification in finding her simple minstrelsy supplanting the coarse and demoralising rhymes of a former period; and this mental satisfaction she preferred to fame.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles
Natalie Poussette, who would return to her husband, and Clairville Manor again assume the lively air of a former period, with French retainers young and old overrunning the house and grounds.
From Ringfield A Novel by Harrison, S. Frances (Susie Frances)
