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adverb

Presently adv.

At present; at this time; now. (Obs.) "The towns and forts you presently have."

At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely, soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and by. "And presently the fig tree withered away."

With actual presence; actually. (Obs.) "His precious body and blood presently three."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Presently" Quotes from Famous Books

... said. Venice, the bride of the Adriatic, lay as if robed in silver for her wedding. The air was soft, late as the time of year was; Dolly had no need of any but a light wrap to protect her in her midnight expedition. Rupert called a gondola, and presently they were gliding along, as still as ghosts, under the shadow of bridges, past glistening palace fronts, again in the deep shade of a wall of buildings. Wherever the light struck it was like molten silver; facades and carvings stood ...

— The End of a Coil • Susan Warner

... We shall see presently that no such unanimity of denunciation has ever existed, and that some of the most ancient and learned Christian commentators taught the antiquity of the earth, from the Bible, before geology was ...

— Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith - Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity • Robert Patterson

... Gunnlaug went presently to the king, and greeted him well and worthily, The king asked him from what land he came, and Gunnlaug told him all as it was. "But," said he, "I have come to meet thee, lord, for that I have made a song on thee, and I would that it ...

— The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald - 1875 • Anonymous

... him he prayed to great Ukko to send a shower of icy hail upon the fiery Hisi-steed, and presently a great shower of hail rained down, and every hailstone was larger than a man's head. After the hail was over, Lemminkainen came up to the fiery horse and coaxed him to let the golden bridle be slipped over his head. Then off they ...

— Finnish Legends for English Children • R. Eivind

... to work To move the stubborn lid, And presently a mighty jerk The mighty mischief did; For all at once, ah! woeful case. The snuff came puffing ...

— Types of Children's Literature • Edited by Walter Barnes

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