Citations:heretofore

English citations of heretofore

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• 1843 — Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. VIII, Unworking Aristocracy

  That a class of men entitled to live sumptuously on the marrow of the earth; permitted simply, nay entreated, and as yet entreated in vain, to do nothing at all in return, was never heretofore seen on the face of this Planet.

• 1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, chapter 11, in A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN:

  We have been a faithful outlet for your merchandise for thirty years and have heretofore always had the warmest affectionate feelings for your firm.