beseem

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And Maud saith— “Prithee, Jack, take no airs, for they beseem thee but very ill.”

From In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

Then the servant answered: "All this I know; but we have fared so ill in this house that mirth and laughter ill beseem us."

From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various

His voice is a thin, asthmatic treble, sometimes inclining to be rather lachrymose; but the address and bearing of the little man are as grave and measured as beseem a Dutch merchant.

From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

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 Hillern, Wilhelmine von

Messire, I have no mind to assume any dispute with you; yet you must be aware that it would ill beseem any one of true knightly courage to draw aside and to give you way.

From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard