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Search phrase: beseem

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.110And ill it doth beseem your holinessAnd ill it doth beseeme your holinesse 
CymbelineCym V.v.410In poor beseeming: 'twas a fitment forIn poore beseeming: 'twas a fitment for
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.14Shall now, in mutual well-beseeming ranks,Shall now in mutuall well-beseeming rankes
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.84Hath put us in these ill-beseeming arms,Hath put vs in these ill-beseeming Armes:
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.19Lascivious, wanton, more than well beseemsLasciuious, wanton, more then well beseemes
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.31And ill beseeming any common man,And ill beseeming any common man;
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vii.86And give them burial as beseems their worth.And giue them Buriall, as beseemes their worth.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.113How ill-beseeming is it in thy sexHow ill-beseeming is it in thy Sex,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.122As may beseem a monarch like himself.As may beseeme a Monarch like himselfe.
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.83Ah, froward Clarence! How evil it beseems theeAh froward Clarence, how euill it beseemes thee,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.76First having done my duty as beseemed,First hauing donne my duety as beseemed
King JohnKJ II.i.196It ill beseems this presence to cry aimIt ill beseemes this presence to cry ayme
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.108To teach a teacher ill beseemeth me.To teach a Teacher ill beseemeth me.
Richard IIR2 III.iii.7It would beseem the Lord NorthumberlandIt would beseeme the Lord Northumberland,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.116Yet best beseeming me to speak the truth:Yet best beseeming me to speake the truth.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.93Cast by their grave-beseeming ornamentsCast by their Graue beseeming Ornaments,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.74An ill-beseeming semblance for a feast.An ill beseeming semblance for a Feast.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.113And ill-beseeming beast in seeming both!And ill beseeming beast in seeming both,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.v.66Beside, so qualified as may beseemBeside, so qualified, as may beseeme
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.56Unfurnished of her well-beseeming troop?Vnfurnisht of our well beseeming troope?
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.43As may beseem some well-reputed page.As may beseeme some well reputed Page.
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.66Beseeming such a wife as your fair daughter.Beseeming such a Wife, as your faire daughter:

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.277 Sad pause and deep regard beseems the sage: Sad pause, and deepe regard beseemes the sage,
SonnetsSonn.132.10 O let it then as well beseem thy heart O let it then as well beseeme thy heart

Glossary

 6 result(s).
beseembefit, be fitting [for], be seemly [for]
beseeminglooking, appearing
beseemingappearance, look
grave-beseemingsuitably dignified, sober-looking
ill-beseemingunseemly, inappropriate, unbecoming
well-beseemingfine-looking, well-ordered

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BESEEMBASICsee SEEM
BESEEMINGBASICsee SEEM
GRAVE [serious]APPEARANCEgrave-beseeming adj
ILLAPPEARANCEill-beseeming adj
SEEMAPPEARANCEbeseem v, beseeming n
SEEMBADill-beseeming adj
SEEMGOODgrave-beseeming adj, well-beseeming adj
WELL [very]APPEARANCEwell-beseeming adj

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