Ever and anon

Anon \A*non"\, adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one
   (moment), fr. AS. on in + [=a]n one. See {On} and {One}.]
   1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]
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            The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with
            joy receiveth it.                     --Matt. xiii.
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   2. Soon; in a little while.
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            As it shall better appear anon.       --Stow.
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   3. At another time; then; again.
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            Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.
                                                  --Shak.
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   {Anon right}, at once; right off. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   {Ever and anon}, now and then; frequently; often.
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            A pouncet box, which ever and anon
            He gave his nose.                     --Shak.
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Ever \Ev"er\adv. [OE. ever, [ae]fre, AS. [ae]fre; perh. akin to
   AS. [=a] always. Cf. {Aye}, {Age},{Evry}, {Never}.]
   [Sometimes contracted into {e'er}.]
   1. At any time; at any period or point of time.
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            No man ever yet hated his own flesh.  --Eph. v. 29.
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   2. At all times; through all time; always; forever.
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            He shall ever love, and always be
            The subject of by scorn and cruelty.  --Dryder.
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   3. Without cessation; continually.
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   Note: Ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word of
         enforcement. "His the old man e'er a son?" --Shak.
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               To produce as much as ever they can. --M. Arnold.
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   {Ever and anon}, now and then; often. See under {Anon}.

   {Ever is one}, continually; constantly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   {Ever so}, in whatever degree; to whatever extent; -- used to
      intensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated
      adjective or adverb. See {Never so}, under {Never}. "Let
      him be ever so rich." --Emerson.
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            And all the question (wrangle e'er so long),
            Is only this, if God has placed him wrong. --Pope.
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            You spend ever so much money in entertaining your
            equals and betters.                   --Thackeray.

   {For ever}, eternally. See {Forever}.

   {For ever and a day}, emphatically forever. --Shak.
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            She [Fortune] soon wheeled away, with scornful
            laughter, out of sight for ever and day. --Prof.
                                                  Wilson.

   {Or ever} (for or ere), before. See {Or}, {ere}. [Archaic]
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            Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven
            Or ever I had seen that day, Horatio! --Shak.
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   Note: Ever is sometimes joined to its adjective by a hyphen,
         but in most cases the hyphen is needless; as, ever
         memorable, ever watchful, ever burning.
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