beseeming

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Wofull Fredericke Were a beseeming Epitaph for me, The other tastes of too much soveraigntie.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

She stood near the door of the great drawing-room of the Knollys mansion, her figure beseeming well its framing of deep hangings and rich tapestries.

From The Mississippi Bubble by Hough, Emerson

I … did company these three in poor beseeming.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

This, I say, is not beseeming those that are in Christ Jesus.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

Yet, still, had England said, “You’re free, Choose whom you will,” dear sir, to thee, For dress beseeming modest worth, I would have led our pilgrim forth.

From Cottage Poems by Brontë, Patrick