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Sometime (sómetime and sometíme) 1) from time to time, now and then (cf. at some time in Caes. I, 2, 139): Lucr. 95. Lucr. 95 Lucr. 95 Sonn. 41, 2. 102, 13. Compl. 10. Tp. I, 2, 198. II, 2, 9. II, 2, 9 III, 2, 147. Meas. II, 1, 14. V, 295. Ado I, 1, 288. II, 3, 158. LLL V, 1, 108. Mids. II, 1, 38. Mids. II, 1, 38 Mids. II, 1, 38 253 (there sleeps Titania s. of the night; M. Edd. “some time).” III, 2, 435 (Qq sometimes). Shr. Ind. 2, 11. Tw. V, 123. Wint. I, 2, 254. H4A III, 1, 148. H6B II, 4, 42. IV, 1, 48. Troil. I, 3, 151. Cor. III, 1, 115. Tit. III, 1, 213. Rom. I, 4, 77. Rom. I, 4, 77 Tim. II, 2, 131. Caes. II, 1, 251. Mcb. I, 6, 11. II, 3, 46. IV, 2, 76. Lr. IV, 3, 41. Oth. II, 3, 202 (Ff sometimes). Ant. IV, 14, 2. Ant. IV, 14, 2 Cymb. II, 3, 77. s. . . . s. == now . . . now: “that s. true news, s. false doth bring,” Ven. 658. Lucr. 1105. LLL III, 14. H6B III, 2, 373. Lr. II, 3, 19. “s. . . s. . . s.:” Mids. III, 1, 111. Tim. II, 2, 115. “s. . . and s.:” Mids. III, 2, 360. Ven. 685. “--s . . . s. . . s.:” Ado III, 3, 143. “s. . . anon:” Ven. 277. Ven. 277 Compl. 24. “s. all full, and by and by clean starved,” Sonn. 75, 9. “s. too hot the eye of heaven shines, and often is his gold complexion dimmed,” 18, 5. “s. the flood prevails, and then the wind,” H6C II, 5, 9.
2) once: “Herne the hunter, s. a keeper here,” Wiv. IV, 4, 29. “a gentleman which I have s. known,” All's III, 2, 87. “a fond creature, whom s. I have laughed with,” V, 3, 179. “this ancient sir, who . . . hath s. loved,” Wint. IV, 4, 373. “Henry the Fifth did s. prophesy, . . . he'll make his cap co-equal to the crown,” H6A V, 1, 31. “present to her, as s. Margaret did to thy father, a handkerchief,” R3 IV, 4, 274. “I s. lay here in Corioli,” Cor. I, 9, 82. V, 1, 2. “Belarius whom you s. banished,” Cymb. V, 5, 333. “it was s. target to a king,” Per. II, 1, 143.
3) formerly: “s. lofty towers I see down-razed,” Sonn. 64, 3. “s. a blusterer,” Compl. 58. “I will myself present as I was s. Milan,” Tp. V, 86. “did they not s. cry All hail to me,” R2 IV, 169. “which was s. his general,” Cor. V, 1, 2. “this was s. a paradox, but now the time gives it proof,” Hml. III, 1, 114. “the ruin speaks that s. it was a worthy building,” Cymb. IV, 2, 354. Adjectively, == that was, former, late, whilom: “good s. queen,” R2 V, 1, 37. “my s. general,” Cor. IV, 1, 23. “our s. sister, now our queen,” Hml. I, 2, 8 (Ff sometimes). “thou my s. daughter,” Lr. I, 1, 122.
4) at other times, on other occasions (German sonst): “that same dew which s. on the buds was wont to swell like round and orient pearls, stood now . . . like tears,” Mids. IV, 1, 58. “even with those wings, which s. they have used with fearful flight, make war,” H6C II, 2, 30.
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