betake oneself

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One should with devotion betake oneself to those means by which one may succeed in restraining the mind that is very restless.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

In prime of age one should betake oneself to the practice of virtue.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

The mode of life to which one may betake oneself is not the cause of one's religious acts.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

One has to betake oneself to prayer to get a sight of One, who is large-hearted and noble and good and true.

From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by Prentiss, George L.

And the word that is here translated, rightly, 'trust,' means literally to fly to a refuge, or to betake oneself to some defence in order to get shelter there.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms by Maclaren, Alexander