bespeak

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On such wise she had done many a time when the Kazi, catching sight of her, bade one of his messengers bring her within; so the man went to her and said, "Bespeak the Kazi!"

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

His imag'd birds, and painted bowl,   And ven'son for a journey drest, Bespeak the nature of the soul—   Activity, that wants no rest.

From Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. by Priest, William

Her playful smile, her buoyance wild, Bespeak the gentle, mirthful child; But in her forehead's broad expanse, Her chastened tones, her thoughtful glance, Is mingled, with the child's light glee, The modest maiden's dignity.

From The Heir of Redclyffe by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Reptiles and Dogs, and all those dreary things, Bespeak the mind from whence such slander springs; Dirt thou may'st throw—the dunce's last retreat, For none but dunces will thy lines repeat.

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) by Freneau, Philip

The forest weaves, Around your couch, its shroud of leaves; While shadows dim and silence deep, Bespeak the quiet of your sleep.

From Poems by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)