beseem
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“These I will not wear,” bold Ramund he said, “They beseem me not fair,” said Ramund the young.
From The Fountain of Maribo and other ballads by Wise, Thomas James
For, by what cantrip it wad ill beseem a man to judge, she was hingin’ frae a single nail an’ by a single wursted thread for darnin’ hose.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Oh! your Majesty," broke in De Scud�ri, taking up the jest and carrying it on, "would it indeed beseem a deeply sorrowful bride to adorn herself in this splendid fashion?
From Weird Tales, Vol. II. by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
Does it beseem a grown-up man like you to be as disobedient as a capricious child?
From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r
At him to whom all are hurrying like ants to honey; but it does not beseem me to mention his name, for I have always hated boastfulness.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
