befall

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Befall thee shall a fate so drear—    To honied words we list so fain.

From The Return of the Dead and Other Ballads by Borrow, George Henry

Befall what might as to the rest, he and his must not be taken alive, for who might tell what ignominy was prepared for the fallen Hojos?

From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis

Ah, caitiffs, what shall now Befall us, miserable? for we have lost The King Marsile whose hand Rollánd struck off; For aye we are bereft of Turfaleu The Fair, his son.

From La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier by Rabillon, Léonce

And on the other:— Give liberalye To neidfvl folke Denye nane of Them al for litle Thow knawest heir In this lyfe of what Chaunce may the Befall.

From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian

I heard Men say his temper's in an awful state; Therefore beware lest some untoward fate Befall you; and—I do not think I'll wait.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 8, 1917 by Various