misdeem

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Then will I to his brazen-floor'd abode, That I may clasp his knees, and much misdeem Of my endeavor, or my prayer shall speed.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William

Nor say I this for that I aught misdeem   That Egypt's promised succors fail us might,   Doubtful of my great master's words to seem   To me were neither lawful, just, nor right!

From Jerusalem Delivered by Fairfax, Edward

I noticed her a suitress at thy knees, And much misdeem or promise-bound thou stand'st To Thetis past recall, to exalt her son, And Greeks to slaughter thousands at the ships.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William

The doubt which ye misdeem, fair love, is vain, That fondly fear to lose your liberty; When, losing one, two liberties ye gain, And make him bound that bondage erst did fly.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

Tho' something like moisture conglobes in my eye, Let no one misdeem me disloyal; A poor friendless wand'rer may well claim a sigh, Still more if that wand'rer were royal.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert