beseem

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Who art thou, he said, thou fine fellòw, Of thee I am in great fear, For the clothes thou wearest upon thy back, Might beseem a lord to wear.

From The Book of Brave Old Ballads by Gilbert, John, Sir

At him to whom all are hurrying like ants to honey; but it does not beseem me to mention his name, for I have always hated boastfulness.

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

“These I will not wear,” bold Ramund he said,    “They beseem me not fair,” said Ramund the young.

From The Fountain of Maribo and other ballads by Wise, Thomas James

"My Vladek, I cannot; the more thou art thought a Don Juan, the less does it beseem me, an actress, to take thee to a lone woman who attracts the attention that Hela 22 does."

From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Of course, I have nothing to say against my daughter—she's my own uprearing, so it would ill beseem me to run her down.

From Frances Kane's Fortune by Meade, L. T.