longstanding, chronic diseases of important internal organs, leading to emaciation and weakness, or a prolonged semistarvation in winter may be sufficient cause.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
There he was wont to cash his check, pay his longstanding bill, order his new supplies-and then, with a free heart, sally forth to the Hampton tavern.
"His Dog"
Albert Payson Terhune
I was indeed thankful to Heaven for paying even a part of so longstanding a debt, although it owes me a good many showers yet; but being a patient creditor, I will wait.
"Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1"
Ernest Giles