misgive
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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
As my time drew nearer, and there got to be talk of my having a new coat for the ceremony, my mind began to misgive me.
From The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie
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 Humorous Ghost Stories by Scarborough, Dorothy
"We may both have need for the exercise ere we depart hence, or my thoughts misgive me," replied Mortimer.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John
So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts, What may befall him to his harm and ours.--SHAKESPEARE.
From The Herd Boy and His Hermit by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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