beseem

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Tell me what,-- Thou speak'st of matters which beseem thee not.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm

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.

From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Alexander, Arch.

"Woe is me, lamentation and mourning beseem me better than marriage; I can no longer go to court as befits a queen; if once I was beautiful, my beauty has vanished long ago."

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann

Then the servant answered: "All this I know; but we have fared so ill in this house that mirth and laughter ill beseem us."

From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various

It would ill beseem the honor of this house to turn from its threshold a suppliant who asks of you nothing save what Christian love and God's command alike enjoin upon you as a duty.

From The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History by Heyse, Paul