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Definition of Bethinks
1. bethink [v] - See also: bethink
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bethinks
Literary usage of Bethinks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1856)
"And the spell of Rome's greatness is upon him ; sickness has begun to waste his
army; he bethinks him that his predecessor, Alaric, did not live long after ..."
2. The Beauties of Henry Kirke White, Consisting of Selections from His Poetry by Henry Kirke White, Alfred Howard (1827)
"His wakeful task, he oft bethinks him sad Of wife and little home, and chubby
lad, And the half-strangled tear bedews his eyes; I, on the deck, ..."
3. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"Friedrich bethinks him that in a late visit to Weimar, he had noticed, ...
Of this Ex-Tutor Friedrich bethinks him ; and in the course of that same day, ..."
4. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"Friedrich bethinks him that in a late visit to Weimar, he had noticed, ...
Of this Ex-Tutor Friedrich bethinks him; and in the course of that same day,—for ..."
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