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Bestir thy lagging feet, 'tis high time; on, on o'er thy path of tears! ah misery!
Electra 2008
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Bestir thy lagging feet, 'tis high time; on, on o'er thy path of tears! ah misery!
Electra 2008
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Bestir yourselves that perchance this accumulation of volatile material may not explode.
Compilation on Peace Universal House of Justice
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Kingdom the voice of the Son of God is heard proclaiming: ‘Bestir yourselves, ye proud ones of the earth, and hasten ye towards Him.’
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh 1897-1957 Shoghi Effendi 1927
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"Bestir yourselves, good fellows!" cried Robin Hood; "and while our new cook, whom I see with us, is preparing a feast worthy of our high guest, let us have a few games to do him honor!"
Robin Hood 1917
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Page 195 of courage and faith to bear all things, he raised his voice, with a spirit of reverence and fire, and cried out, "Bestir thyself, for then shall the Lord go out before thee to smite the host of the enemy."
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-- Bestir thyself, sirrah! cried he who had knocked.
Ulysses James Joyce 1911
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Then Piraeus first spake to him, saying: Bestir the women straightway to go to my house, that I may send thee gifts that Menelaus gave thee.
Book XVII Homer 1909
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Bestir sus amos, y los demas no les dan nada -- quando mueren estos esclauos ninguna haiçenda les quitan sus amos sino a los tomatabanes como diximos. los que estos naturales an Vendido a los españoles por la mayor parte son los Ayoeyes las leyes qe tienen para penar
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"Bestir thee, drowsy serving-slave of Bacchus," the stranger chanted, in a pompous, high-pitched voice.
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