bestir
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Bestir thyself, knave," quoth the cove in fustian brown, as he entered the inn followed by the pretty youth in broadcloth blue—"beshrew me, I am devilish hungry, and athirst likewise.
From My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. by Thompson, George
The Other, who was One of the Hustling, Wide-awake Sort, said: "I will Bestir myself Betimes and Hasten to Market that I may Take my Pick ere my Neighbors appear on the Scene."
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
Bestir thee, ere death's cup for thee shall flow, And blows of ruthless fortune lay thee low; Acquire some substance here, there is none there, For those who thither empty-handed go!
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar
"Bestir yourself, you lazy bounder!" shouted Billy through the voice tube.
From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Bestir yourself, since you are under this tyrannic vault; drink wine, since you are in this world, a seat of woe.
From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar
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