| I knew that where beforetime he was wont to have forty great sails, at the least, in his ports, now he hath not past six or seven. |
| The words now and beforetime denote too long an interval to allow room for such a supposition. |
| Be sure, what is happening today has happened beforetime as well, and if you recognize the story you will be guided. |
| Would you have believed that I was bribed, my prince, had it not chanced that you had heard of the sword from me beforetime? |
| There I believe thy mind maybe made whole again, and that it may be with thee as it was beforetime. |
| He now takes his place in the Council, beforetime denied him. |
