What is "earst"

Usage examples of "earst".

The boy screamed and Lars shoved him away as Earst pulled the torch back for another swing.

But first it falleth me by course to tellOf faire Serena, who as earst you heard,When first the gentle Squire at variaunce fellWith those two Carles, fled fast away, afeardOf villany to be to her inferd:So fresh the image of her former dread,Yet dwelling in her eye, to her appeard,That euery foote did tremble, which did tread,And euery body two, and two she foure did read.

I T often fals, (as here it earst befell)That mortall foes doe turne to faithfull frends,And friends profest are chaungd to foemen fell:The cause of both, of both their minds depends.

Forthwith themselues with their sad instrumentsOf spoyle and murder they gan arme byliue,And with him forth into the forest went,To wreake the wrath, which he did earst reuiueIn their sterne brests, on him which late did driueTheir brother to reproch and shamefull flight:For they had vow'd, that neuer he aliueOut of that forest should escape their might.

In his strong armes he stiffely him embraste,Who him gainstriuing, nought at all preuaild:For all his power was vtterly defaste,And furious fits at earst quite weren quaild:Oft he re'nforst, and oft his forces fayld,Yet yield he would not, nor his rancour slacke.

The wretched mayd that earst desir'd to die,When as the paine of death she tasted had,And but halfe seene his vgly visnomie,Gan to repent, that she had beene so mad,For any death to chaunge life though most bad:And catching hold of this Sea-beaten chest,The lucky Pylot of her passage sad,After long tossing in the seas distrest,Her weary barke at last vppon mine Isle did rest.

Not that great Champion of the antique world,Whom famous Poetes verse so much doth vaunt,And hath for twelue huge labours high extold,So many furies and sharpe fits did haunt,When him the poysoned garment did enchauntWith Centaures bloud, and bloudie verses charm'd,As did this knight twelue thousand dolours daunt,Whom fyrie steele now burnt, that earst him arm'd,That erst him goodly arm'd, now most of all him harm'd.