begot

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He sends a monster horrible and fell, Begot by Furies in the depths of hell.

From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Gilfillan, George

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

Begot by butchers, but by bishops bred, How high his honor holds his haughty head!

From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark

Different states Of interest then our temperaments Begot.

From Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses by Cawein, Madison Julius

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