beseem

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It would not beseem my insignificance to intrude upon him now.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

You attract others to the Swedish side, for you are an envoy of Sweden," said Kmita; "it does not beseem you to act otherwise, though in your soul who knows what you think?

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Why, does not beseem us here to inquire.

From Burl by Heady, Morrison

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

"My Vladek, I cannot; the more thou art thought a Don Juan, the less does it beseem me, an actress, to take thee to a lone woman who attracts the attention that Hela 22 does."

From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk