bethink

When a New Englander needs an image for swarming bees he may not bethink him of showered stars, yet sparks from a Fourth of July pinwheel are quite as effective and wholly permissible.

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Yet many readers will bethink themselves of many Cynthias and wonder if it is too late, or just timely, to pass the book along.

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But the head of the French department did not bethink himself in time to procure a bust of Ronsard to be duly "crowned," during the ceremony.

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And now I bethink me, kind lady, that it ill becomes me to have spoken of nothing but my own poor affairs on my first having the honor of meeting with you.

From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black

But my thanks to you, dear lady——" "Nay, sir," said she, with a bright look of her eyes "bethink you you have not yet fairly made out the matter.

From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black

Then the doctor bethinks himself of ultraviolet rays.

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D'Artagnan takes his advice; bethinks him of the three mousquetaires, and sets out to look for them.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 by Various

But then he bethinks himself that that is not quite all.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Alexander Maclaren

After dinner he bethinks himself of some opportunity to procure supper, and with the night come new cares.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various

When the Newmarket Houghton meeting is over, Mr. Bookmaker bethinks him of billiards, and he goes daily and nightly among interesting gatherings of his brotherhood.

From Side Lights by Grant Allen

In his Discourse on Inequality, he lamented "the first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying, 'This is mine,' and found people simple enough to believe him."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2017

The line was that Britain, at least, had bethought herself, after hearing and acceding to Joseph Stalin's blunt demand for land action on the Invasion Coast.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus faced with a well-nigh desperate situation, Belgian royalty bethought itself of royal nieces.

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Far away in Doorn the ex-Kaiser, too, bethought him of the Battle of Tannenberg and recalled that if Hindenberg and Ludendorff were its heroes, it was only because he had sent them there.

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“Now. All night, I lay and I bethought myself—how to leave so I won’t be forgot? And behold.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Then, bethinking himself of the serious business which he had in hand, he picked it up and trotted off to a dry spot which he knew of, just on the fringe of the island.

From Hoof and Claw by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts

She smiled right into Victor's face to such a degree that she knew no way of escape but by bethinking herself of his destined chamber, which she directed to be opened and shown to him.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul

Then bethinking herself, she added: "It seems so strange that a gentleman should do all those things for himself."

From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Eug?ne Sue

Madame," I said, "last night, as I lay in my bed, bethinking me of the morrow, and wondering what it held in store for me, I heard the sound of a woman weeping.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

The danger quickened his faculties: he clung on with a tighter grip, bethinking himself to look whether his fishing spear, which he had stuck into the bark, was still safe.

From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Herbert Strang