betide
Example Sentences
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"There's many that are my friends, mother; And if a thousand more were my foe, Betide my life, betide my death, To Lord Thomas's wedding I'll go."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
Is this the sequel of Westward Ho! — of the days of Whate'er Betide?
From In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses by Lawson, Henry
Such bale will now Betide the Irish As ne'er grows old To minding men.
From Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns by Gray, James
Said I: "Betide, some good ships ride, Over all the waters wide; Spread your wings upon the blast, Let it bear you far and fast: In some sea, serene and blue, Succor-ships are waiting you."
From The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems by Victor, Frances Fuller
Betide is especially used for anticipated evil, thought of as waiting and coming at its appointed time; as, wo betide him!
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
Vocabulary lists containing betide
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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The Jungle Book
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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