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  • By the spirit, as would appear by the testimony of a noble lady, and other females, who witnessed the termination of his life, Agelastes was strangled, a fate well-becoming his odious crimes.

    Count Robert of Paris 2008

  • In all which, no sort of vulgar ignorance, or tyrannic assumption, or luxuriousness was remarked in him; but, on the contrary, a great deal of temperance, generosity, and courage, and a well-becoming taste for reasoning and philosophic discourses.

    The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

  • Kitty, however, had had other opinions on the matter, and though she had approved of the lawyer's loyalty and devotion upon her inevitable return, she had approved it because she thought she deserved it, not because it was an unexpected pleasure; in fact, she had often inferred rather blatantly that his loyalty and devotion would be well-becoming were he a dog.

    An East Wind Coming Cover, Arthur Byron 1979

  • While they were talking Aunt Betty, attired in a charming morning gown, well-becoming to one of her age, entered the room.

    Dorothy's Triumph Evelyn Raymond 1876

  • Why did he not comfort him with such a good hope, well-becoming a priest of the gentle Jesus?

    Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 George MacDonald 1864

  • Why did he not comfort him with such a good hope, well-becoming a priest of the gentle Jesus?

    Thomas Wingfold, Curate George MacDonald 1864

  • In the Septuagint it is [Greek: euprepeia] -- _well_-becomingness; an expression which, if the reader considers, must imply certainly the existence of an opposite idea of possible '_ill_-becomingness,' -- of an apparel which should, in just as accurate a sense, belong appropriately to the creature invested with it, and yet not be glorious, but inglorious, and not well-becoming, but ill-becoming.

    Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859

  • If you feel yourself guilty of much evil in the sight of Him before whom the angels bow in meekness -- I need not tell you that your sorrow is most wise, and well-becoming.

    The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper Martin Farquhar Tupper 1849

  • By the spirit, as would appear by the testimony of a noble lady, and other females, who witnessed the termination of his life, Agelastes was strangled, a fate well-becoming his odious crimes.

    Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Walter Scott 1801

  • Note, Those that speak of Christ speak of a good matter, no subject so noble, so copious, so fruitful, so profitable, and so well-becoming us; it is a shame that this good matter is not more the matter of our discourse.

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721

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