befall

Example Sentences

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His hearty love, not his unhappy case, Befall to such as triumph in your grace.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various

I heard Men say his temper's in an awful state; Therefore beware lest some untoward fate Befall you; and—I do not think I'll wait.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 8, 1917 by Various

Befall it shall," said Aloyse; "I dreamed of thee three nights ago, and thou sitting on thy throne commanding and forbidding the great men.

From Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by Morris, William

Befall and betide are transitive; happen is intransitive; something befalls or betides a person or happens to him.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

"Great Lord!" answered the charioteer, "this comes In many forms to all men; griefs and wounds, Sickness and tetters, palsies, leprosies, Hot fevers, watery wastings, issues, blains Befall all flesh and enter everywhere."

From The Light of Asia by Arnold, Edwin, Sir