of a former period
Example Sentences
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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 S. Frances (Susie Frances) Harrison
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 Charles Rogers
Correspondences ensued, in which the policy and events of a former period were discussed with earnestness and warmth.
From Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. by Josiah Quincy
The gross immoralities of a former period had subsided when he wrote: he mentioned the change with regret.
From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by John West
Houses of strictly modern type neighbored those of a former period, and it was not uncommon to see mansion and hovel confronting each other from the opposite side of the street.
From The Mayor's Wife by Anna Katharine Green
