beseem

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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

His voice is a thin, asthmatic treble, sometimes inclining to be rather lachrymose; but the address and bearing of the little man are as grave and measured as beseem a Dutch merchant.

From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

"The better then doth it beseem both the place and me," he replied.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest

Of course, I have nothing to say against my daughter—she's my own uprearing, so it would ill beseem me to run her down.

From Frances Kane's Fortune by Meade, L. T.

"Sir," said she, "it will not beseem me to wear a knight's garment."

From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown