They loue Christians, and bestowe much almes, and are a very courteous and gentle people.
And hereupon, wee were of necessitie enforced to bestowe in giftes a great part of those things which were giuen vs by well disposed people, to defray our charges.
So he lykewise, that goes about To please eche eye and every eare, Had nede to have withouten doubt A golden gyft with hym to beare; For evyll report shall be his gaine, Though he bestowe both toyle and paine.
My wedding dinner drest, Bestowe upon the poor, And on the hungry, needy, maimde, 75 Now craving at the door.
Where, in what place shall wee bestowe our selfes From this injust man's fury?
I aske ye for no hurt, ile bestowe my charitie as franke as-- Acut.
For when you shall ordeine that punishment for me, which you like best, I shal reioyse no lesse to suffer the same without desert, then you be willing to bestowe it vpon me without cause.
As she had ended those words, the two Ruffians did put a coarde about her neck, and strangled hir.
The Song of Antonio Bologna, the husband of the Duchesse of Malfi.
And I confesse to you besides, that I haue most euidentlye perceiued how a certain loue hath lodged in your gracious hearte, wherwith you bare me greater affection, than you dyd to anye other within the compasse of your family.
But the countee told him agayne, that the charge would be to great, and that better it were to reserue that cost to the mariage day, for the better celebration of the same.
For although his daughters be neuer so many, yet no part of that inheritance comes to them, except peraduenture the Emperour of his goodnesse, giue some portion of the land amongst them, to bestowe them withall.
Bestowe thy almes, give more than all, Till dead men's bones come at thy call.
To whom Panthea sayd: “Be of good chere Cyrus, I wyll not hide from you the place, wherein I am determined to bestowe my selfe.
And the Duchie of Lancaster being by confiscation fallen into my hands, I guie also vnto you, tobestowe vppon your selfe and your frends.
Many other wordes the good father spake, manifestly declaring, that he for the health of his sonne, would not onely sticke to bestowe his wife, but also willingly his lyfe for his preseruation.
Commaunde, my soueraigne Lorde (quod he with weaping teares) what it shall please you to haue me doe, if it be, euen to bestowe my life for your sake.
Wherefore say they, no man should be so voyd of naturall affection, so cruell and outragious, that he should at any time deny to bestowe some small wealth, to benefit those, by whom he hath before by diuers and sundry waies bene pleasured.
Patroclus= appeared in a vision by night after his deathe vnto =Achilles=, and requested him to bestowe vppon him all funeral solemnities.
Norfolk, to bestowe a decent inscription of marble on him, which will also perpetuate his grace's fame.
This daie it is ordered that from henceforth the Clark of this Companie shall against evˀy Courte daie bestowe iiij{d} in hearbes and flowers.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "bestowe" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
