Word: withal
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...like a tangent to the curve of the horse's back. Behind him in the rear came the last, a mighty man, bringing the records and provisions of the journey. Now when they had reached the middle point of their journey they became thirsty, and not having the where-withal to purchase drinks, remained thirsty. But at last a happy thought occurred to the last man, and laying aside his toga, he jumped into the air and performed such wonderful tricks that the people were amazed, and loud and long was the applause. Forthwith the other members of the band...
...Every scholar, that on proof is found able to read the original of the Old and New Testament into the Latin tongue, and to resolve them logically, withal being of honest life and conversation, and at any public act hath the approbation of the overseers and master of the college, may be invested with his first degree...
...happened that three seats behind ours, i. e., directly in front of me, there was the largest, most luminous, and withal the most ravishing pair of dark-blue eyes that were ever given a girl to do mischief with. When I say large eyes, I don't mean your overgrown, beetling, codfish eyes; nothing of the sort; for though these were large, they were deep-set and full of dreamy meditation and potential merriment, and bespoke a deal of misery in store for some poor fellow...
...hope so; why not?" Not much in themselves, these words; but the tone was so low, so pleading, so hopeful, and withal so sweet, that the answer meant much...
Thou hast a woman's heart - a man withal...