of a former period
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The types and symbols of a former period were blessed to the souls of men, as well as the fuller revelations of succeeding times.
From The Ordinance of Covenanting by John Cunningham
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 Warren H. (Warren Hugh) Wilson
All the coal dug from the earth represents vegetable life of a former period.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams
Many animals of a former period disappear, and are replaced by others belonging to still existent families—elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros—though extinct as species.
From An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges by Anonymous
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
