Word of the Day: Hither
hither
hith-er / hĭth-ər
adjective
1. closer; on this or the nearer side
Here between the hither and the farther shore
While time is withdrawn, consider the future
And the past with an equal mind.
From “The Dry Salvages” by T. S. Eliot, 1888 – 1965
adverb
1. to this place
Learn to commend thy daily acts to God, so shall the dry every-day duties of common life be steps to heaven, and lift thy heart hither.
Edward Bouverie Pusey, 1800 – 1882