vanward

A man should be only partially before his time—to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame.

With them go certain other Bavarians; accompanying or preceding, as in the Vanward case.

Vanward, van′wawrd, adj. (rare) situated in or pertaining to the van or front.

A man should be only partially before his time: to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame.

In the vanward, or vanguard; misprinted "vanward" in some editions.