anon

pian

toisen kerran puhekieltä straightway Straightway; at once.
1610, s:The Tempest|The Tempest, by w:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2

CALIBAN: Thou dost me yet but little hurt; thou wilt anon, / I know it by thy trembling: now Prosper works upon thee.

But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

The dead man answered thus:

“What good gift shall God give us?”

The boards answered him anon:

“Flesh to feed hell's worm upon.”

Sometimes he trots, as if he told the steps,

With gentle majesty and modest pride;

Anon he rears upright, curvets and leaps,

As who should say, lo! thus my strength is try'd...

Indeed they did all they could to avoid it, coyly hiding their identities behind initials, asterisks, and anons

Every body shared in the emotion of Anons sic song .... Anon is sometimes man, sometimes woman....

Indeed, virtually every known playwright (and probably most of those 'anons') occupied some position in one or more of the patronage networks

those identified by initials only and the 'Anons' (some of whom are here unmasked)

On the floor again she came upon a couple of "Anons" and frowned at them: Ought We to Visit Her and Cast Away in The Cold. Those would certainly do very well on the top shelf.