misdeem

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Others rub hard large masses, and essay To polish into white what they misdeem The growing green of many trackless years.

From Gebir by Landor, Walter Savage

For they who give it, give it in the faith That I will not misdeem them, and forget My doom so far as to perceive thereby Hope of a wife.

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Ingelow, Jean

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 The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

Also at such times is the rich man become fearful, and so waxeth in cruelty, and of that cruelty do people misdeem that it is power and might waxing.

From A Dream of John Ball; and, a king's lesson by Morris, 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