"Beseem" Quotes from Famous Books
... but to serve the time, A poor device to pass the day withal: To loftier points of skill we dare not climb, Lest (perking over-high) with shame we fall. Such as doth best beseem such as we be, Such we present, and ... — A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VIII (4th edition) • Various
... her heart to go with me. Dear uncle, it does not beseem a child to reflect on its elders, yet I cannot but see that grandmamma loves this world and me too well for her soul's good. This journey will ... — Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 8, No. 50, December, 1861 • Various |