begot

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The children Sir, Which I will leave to all posterity, Begot and brought up by my painefull studies, Shall be my living issue.

From The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Volume 2 of 10: Introduction to the Elder Brother by Fletcher, John

Begot, and born in half an Hour, To fit his Father’s Will.

From Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe; The Knave of Hearts, 1787, by George Canning by Wagstaffe, William

It is a Monster Begot vpon it selfe, borne on it selfe    Des.

From Othello by Shakespeare, William

Manu, who life to mortals gave, Begot Ikshváku good and brave: First of Ayodhyá's kings was he, Pride of her famous dynasty.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

I talk of dreams Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy; Which is as thin of substance as the air; And more inconstant than the wind.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various