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Anon. The derivative meaning of anon (an-ane) is "at one instant," or "in an instant," and this is its ordinary use. But in

“Still and anon.
”

“Which ever and anon he gave his nose.
”

anon seems to mean "the moment after," a previous moment being implied by "still," "ever." Compare our "now and then."

A Shakespearean Grammar. Edwin Abbott Abbott. London and New York. Macmillan and Company. 1870.

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