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Definition of Godspeeds
1. godspeed [n] - See also: godspeed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Godspeeds
Literary usage of Godspeeds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell: With Illustrations by James Russell Lowell (1891)
"So she claps an ugly gray suit on him, puts a musket in his grasp, and semis him
off, with Gubernatorial and other godspeeds, to do duty as a destroyer. ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1868)
"... and the hearty " godspeeds " of the whole press of England to encourage them
1 Whether Baron Beust has hocus- sed the " dram," and knows that the effect ..."
3. The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1908)
"godspeeds for the success of his labors go up from many sincere souls, who are
too modest to intrude themselves upon his fully occupied moments. ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1880)
"So she claps an ugly gray suit on him, puts a musket in his grasp, and sends him
off, with Gubernatorial and other godspeeds, to do duty as a destroyer. ..."
5. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society (1883)
"... since they would accept no payment, I gave their little boy 6 shillings old
Royal Engl. paper money and proceeded on my journey with many "godspeeds ! ..."
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