begird
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Neither the nurse who comes at dawn to visit her nursling E'er shall avail her neck to begird with yesterday's ribband.
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Till like a cold gust thrilled the little word At which each body and its soul begird And tighten them for battle.
From Poems by Owen, Wilfred
In the mean time the eyes of her sister Grace Margaret had roamed disapprovingly over Genevieve Maud's white dress, the blue sash that begirded her middle, the rampant bow on her hair.
From Many Kingdoms by Jordan, Elizabeth Garver
By the waves begirt were once “Antissa, Pharos, and Phœnician Tyre; “And not a spot an island now remains.
From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.
Well dost thou know how the town is begirt, and the wood at a distance, Down from the hills to be brought, and the people are humbled in terror.
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various
Lord, with what care hast Thou begirt us round!
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
The scene is at the foot of the Splugen Alps, in a little village begirt with mountains, every crag and eminence of which is surmounted by a ruined castle.
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James
Even a victory would leave the invader begirt about with dangers and difficulty; a defeat would be his utter annihilation.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various
