What does hitherward mean?
Hitherward means (archaic) Toward this place.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(archaic) Toward this place.
Happiness, unhappiness: all that was but the wages thou hadst; thou hast spent all that, in sustaining thyself hitherward; not a coin of it remains with thee, it is all spent, eaten: and now thy work, where is thy work?
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Hitherward means (archaic) Toward this place.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Happiness, unhappiness: all that was but the wages thou hadst; thou hast spent all that, in sustaining thyself hitherward; not a coin of it remains with thee, it is all spent, eaten: and now thy work, where is thy work?
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