Bespeech

Synonyms for "bespeech"

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When James the First had once bespeeched his parliament, Bishop Williams, Keeper of the Great Seal, added — that, after his Majesty's divinum et immortale dictum, he would not dare mortale aliquid addere.

Source: wiktionary

[...] his best bow followed, and then he proceeded to bespeech the great personage.

Source: wiktionary

I must confess this is an inconstant people, especially to distinguished strangers: after bepraising them, bedining them, and bespeeching them, lest the rogues should, on their return to Europe, repay their hospitality by abusing them, as Dickens and Moore and others of that kidney did they take time with the whiphand, and anticipate the poor devil they have honoured by immediately abusing him themselves—[...]

Source: wiktionary

Then, charging the Americans with inconstancy in their treatment of distinguished strangers, he said: "After bepraising them, bedining them, and bespeeching them, they take time with the whip hand and — lest their visitors should, on their return to Europe, repay their hospitality by abusing them, as Dickens and Moore did — anticipate the poor devil they have honoured by abusing him themselves.' "

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