beseem

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And upon what takes place when they enter into their chamber and shut the door and face their sorrow alone with God, it does not beseem us to intrude.

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I … did company these three in poor beseeming.

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To find and be able to express these principles well beseems an intelligent and civilised nation.

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And it ill beseems us--it ill beseems us to harbour Papists.

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Five minutes later, Dr. Bethel and 'Squire Brookhouse were going up the hill toward the house of the latter, while I, still smoking, sauntered in the opposite direction, lazily, as beseemed an idle man.

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