beseem
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“These I will not wear,” bold Ramund he said, “They beseem me not fair,” said Ramund the young.
From The Fountain of Maribo and other ballads by Thomas James Wise
O soul, no angel for an hour might dream Of all the riches that I give to thee, The glory and the beauty that beseem The heritage of life that is in Me.
From Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg by Matilda of Magdeburg
At him to whom all are hurrying like ants to honey; but it does not beseem me to mention his name, for I have always hated boastfulness.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
He sent new milk to the ladies and little wheaten cakes with limpid golden honey, as might beseem fastidious ladies' lips.
From The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister by Wilhelmine von Hillern
Entertain them as I know thou canst; but ask them neither their names, nor whither they journey: that would not beseem thee.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
