misgive
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My mind always seems to misgive me when I think of him; and I have so strong a foreboding that he has received my last blessing, that I cannot overcome it.
From Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)
I thought it mighty curus, and my mind misgive me thar was somethin' crooked; but I always pintedly dodges; 'lie-lows to ketch meddlers,' and I went on my way.
From At the Mercy of Tiberius by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
That would be briefer and better—and perhaps Leo's heart would misgive him—perhaps . . . but in any case, anything must be better than this suspense.
From A Bride of the Plains by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
The look on Bimal's face made my mind misgive me.
From The Home and the World by Tagore, Rabindranath
There was something in this reply and the tone in which it was uttered that made the baron's heart misgive him; but he rallied his forces and repeated his hospitable entreaties.
From The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Irving, Washington
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