His courage rose at her words, and graceful, as beseemed a knight, he bowed himself before her and thanked her.
Now weariness sore constrained him, nor his shield might he rightly hold But it backward and forward wavered as beseemed not a rider bold.
Then the lady awoke in terror as his clasp on her white arm fell, And gazed in startled wonder and wrath as beseemed her well; 'Who is it, who thus would shame me?
Gawain, as right well beseemed her, by the hand to her bower she led.
And he whom of true heart gently she kissed, as beseemed a maid, 495 Such lances for her had broken as had wasted a woodland shade.
Twas long since they might disport them in such pastimes of warlike skill, For sorrow lay heavy on them, and mirth it beseemed them ill.
It were juster to fix the blame on the impatience of the King of Saxony, whom it would have beseemed to wait for the old man's death, and not demand his throne; for it was somewhat better to succeed to the dead than to rob the living.
I resented the wrong done to father and to fatherland: I slew him who was governing you outrageously and more hardly than it beseemed men.
Nor was he unwise; for he knew that it beseemed men to enjoy the sovereignty rather than women, and considered that he ought to separate the lot of his unwarlike daughter from that of her valiant sons.
Twas armed as beseemed a warhorse, and the covering was fair to see, Of velvet and silk was it fashioned, what trapping might better be?
Gawain sat him by the maiden, (as I heard so the tale I tell,) And soft was his speech and gentle, and his words they beseemed him well.
The old lady spoke as beseemed a person that would pick up a pin from her path; the other, like one that could give away kingdoms.
One night, Adeline, roused by some unusual noise, did not see Hector in the bed he occupied near hers; for they slept side by side in two beds, as beseemed an old couple.
With Cousin Betty as the housekeeper, this compound household could bear all these charges, and yet keep up a good appearance, as beseemed a pleader of note.
In her countenance, her attitude, there was something divine and holy, such as would have beseemed a priestess of Diana.
THE governor, in order to provide what was necessary for the exploration of this country as it beseemed the service of His Majesty, sent, without delay, for Gonzalo de Mendoza to recall him and his men from the land of the Arianicosies.
Upon these ramparts, asbeseemed a soldier-- I had fallen, defending the emperor's citadel!
I cannot undertake to recount to you the grief of the Duchess; it was such asbeseemed a lady of honour and a tender heart on beholding one, whom she would fain have saved, perish through trust in her own plighted faith.
Katterle had probably already given the note to Heinz Schorlin who, obedient to his lady's command, as beseemed a knight, had gone away.
As he was at this time he might be taken for the very pattern of a stalwart and upright German mastercraftsman; nay, nor would a knight's harness of mail have ill-beseemed him.
Right well beseemed it, 6 To be the shield of some redoubted knight; And in his hand two darts exceeding flit, 8 And deadly sharpe he held, whose heads were dight In poyson and in bloud, of malice and despight.
By them as Alma passed with her guestes, They did obeysaunce, as beseemed right, 8 And then againe returned to their restes: The Porter eke to her did lout with humble gestes.
His reuerend haires and holy grauitie 2 The knight much honord, asbeseemed well, And gently askt, where all the people bee, 4 Which in that stately building wont to dwell.
Tho to him yode, And him saluting, as beseemed best, 8 Gan first inquire of tydings farre abrode; And afterwardes, on what aduenture now he rode.
The princess donned a poor pastoral's gear, A kerchief coarse upon her head she tied; But yet her gestures and her looks, I guess, Were such as ill beseemed a shepherdess.
He had undoubtedly spoken insultingly of Els; his words, when uttered against a lady, had been sharper than beseemed a knight.
I could scarcely leave the hall in my overweening pleasure, and yet it would have beseemed me far better to share the sufferings of the crucified Saviour.
Did the girl, who ventured upon so many things which ill-beseemed a modest maiden, intend to join the men?
Yet the thought entered her mind that it ill beseemed her to express so much pleasure in a worldly amusement.
His talents and his handsome person won him success among women, whom he adored collectively as beseemed his years, but among whom he had not as yet distinguished a chosen one.
A sable form, as beseemed his ecclesiastical calling--and now a white figure was gliding without noise swiftly after him.
I could send for Ann; as, indeed, it beseemed her, the younger, to wait upon my aunt.
Howbeit, I recovered myself at once, and pointed out to her that it scarce beseemed her to enter a stranger's house for the first time in such attire.
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