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Etymologically, “invective” is a cavalry charge, and when Cicero hit a gallop, woe betide whoever was in the way. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z
Nay, nay, whatever may now betide in war, my line too is ending, even the House of the Stewards has failed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z
Woe betide the plant whose genetic program is mismatched to the latitude of the field in which it is planted! Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z
Woe betide another gang or an oblivious youngster from a different neighborhood who happened to set foot in Ragen’s territory. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z
Woe betide the author who tries to cop out by ending their book as the foreman of the jury rises. Louise Doughty: rereading the best courtroom dramas 2013-06-21T18:00:01Z
Born anew as "Babe Ruthless", she proceeds to usher a floundering Roller Derby team towards greatness, and woe betide any Smashley Simpson, Iron Maven or Eva Destruction daring to skate across her path. Film review: Whip It 2010-04-08T21:15:00Z
But their shared take-away is this: Woe betide a young actor’s first wife. Life Onstage With John Lithgow and Hal Holbrook 2011-10-02T16:04:46Z
Then he delivers this specific reproach to sculptors of “dumb idols” in wood or stone: “Woe betide him who says to the wood, ‘Wake up,’ / to the dead stone, ‘Bestir yourself’!” Entranced by Donatello 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z
"Woe betide the next person who libels me," he warns, ominously. See You in Court and Silk 2011-03-29T22:30:01Z
He’s right that there are ways in which it’s not fair, but if perfect fairness is our taxation standard, woe betide the Treasury. Is a soda tax the solution to America’s obesity problem? 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z
“Black tie is ‘recommended,’ not obligatory for men, but woe betide anyone who turns up in mufti,” a writer noted in the Sunday Times of London. George Christie, heir to Glyndebourne opera, dies at 79
There are no squeaking dolls or loyal little wives here, no old maid scientists — and if there were, woe betide anyone who took them at face value. Close encounters with feminist science fiction in 'Sisters of the Revolution' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z
Woe betide the mother who loses Harry the Hippo, the official class toy. In ‘Big Little Lies,’ Liane Moriarty Finds New Complications 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z
I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.” 2010-02-12T21:05:00Z
Woe betide those who interfere with her enthusiasm. Giddy Up, Girlfriend! 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z
Sometimes, the geeks bite back, and woe betide those who are not prepared to listen. Comic-Con: can Ender's Game be saved by the incredible Orson Scott Card disappearing act? 2013-07-19T11:32:00Z
Woe betide any girl who failed to observe protocol. The Fishing Fleet by Anne de Courcy - review 2012-07-13T21:55:05Z
Daphna was born Diana, but she’s adopted her Hebrew name permanently; woe betide he or she who fails to honor it. Times Writers Share Last Chance Theater Picks 2013-12-26T21:06:11Z
So woe betide any skinny little wannabe who threatens her status. Supermodels Face off in Oxygen's latest reality TV show 2013-02-13T15:20:00Z
Woe betide the conductor if he comes in too early after the ballerina’s pirouettes. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z
Woe betide the Hollywood star who slags off shooting conditions in a foreign country during a routine magazine interview, then discovers that, thanks to the internet, it isn’t just Americans who can access Vogue’s website. Ghosts, liberated women and Morgan Freeman: the films banned for odd reasons 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z
Woe betide the women, like yours truly, whose locks would be more at home in the era of Botticelli, or for that matter “Wayne’s World.” Critical Shopper: Beauty in the Eye of the Dreamer 2013-09-04T20:32:07Z
Woe betide the pompous, who found themselves skewered with barbs of humour, and the boring, who found themselves banished. Heidi Holland 2012-08-22T11:56:32Z
The rivers are withering, the landscape a scratchy brown, and woe betide those who break the hosepipe ban. Harry Dean Stanton: at 88, still going strong down Route 66 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z
Clearly Mormont has more work to do in the new season, and woe betide anyone who tries to stand in her way. Seven things we learned from the new Game of Thrones photos 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z
Woe betide the director who hadn't done his homework or was trying to put one over on him. Pete Postlethwaite obituary 2011-01-03T18:27:54Z
The reader takes on trust this sense of design, and woe betide the fantasy writer who betrays it. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 2011-08-19T21:55:08Z
Woe betide anyone who attempts to deviate from the version of the truth that has been sanitised and served up to the world. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-10-12T23:05:58Z
And woe betide any member of the cabinet who upset his mistress. Obituary: Sir Bernard Ingham 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z
Woe betide the grounds passholder who shows up at the “wrong” entrance; you may be made to walk several blocks, though several on Monday attempted to argue with U.N. police. GLIMPSES: Barricades gatekeep the UN General Assembly 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z
"Woe betide you if you were a preacher and you misquoted," Lord Sentamu says. How the Queen's Christian faith went beyond duty 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z
Woe betide the civic leader in a company town who threatens to buck the company’s interests. Column: Heaps of money got Disney what it wanted in Florida, until now 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z
But I have to wonder if, whatever betides, I can stay upbeat in spirit. The Art of Dying 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z
"Woe betide a poor chap who tries to integrate himself," he added. Migrant cleared of fine for cleaning Venice street 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z
“Woe betide those who clapped him as a saint.” Court upholds convictions against highest-ranking Catholic official jailed on charges of child sex abuse 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z
But woe betide anyone who suggests he is beholden to him. James Ellroy says film adaptation of LA Confidential was 'as deep as a tortilla' 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z
Nonetheless, we are expected to conform to these standards, and woe betide us if we cannot. How I learned to love my afro hair: ‘I went from tolerating it to enjoying it’ 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z
In the US, the worst person you can kill would be a cop; in China, a government official; and in the UK, woe betide you if you touch anyone who’s mastered Pitman shorthand. Frankie Boyle’s review of 2018: 'Let's forget Brexit and enjoy our last Christmas with running water' 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z
Woe betide the cook who forgets about the cousin who doesn't like sprouts. Tips for a stress-free Christmas 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z
Woe betide the utility executive facing customers who are angry upon suddenly receiving a $2,000 electricity bill after a heat wave. Why Surge Prices Make Us So Mad: What Springsteen, Home Depot, and a Nobel Winner Know 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z
And woe betide those who actually find themselves imprisoned under either’s authority. Why did Trump pardon Arpaio? Because he sees himself in the former sheriff. 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z
“He said, ‘Woe betide anyone who militarily challenges the United States,’ and that is his portfolio. Trump steps up war of words against North Korea, while his Defense secretary stresses diplomacy 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z
Woe betide a beetle or a grasshopper perched on a leaf above the backwaters where these fish lurk. Fishes Use Problem-Solving and Invent Tools 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z
Woe betide the politician who will not turn up to the debate, or who seems to have an aversion to meeting the public. Corbyn shows there’s a new way of doing politics. Straight talking is back | John Harris 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z
Woe betide us when the Trump administration is tasked, as it inevitably will be, with handling a crisis not of its own making. Opinion | On the bright side, Trump has created all this chaos himself 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z
To be clear, North Korea—a rogue state that probably has nuclear weapons—isn’t suddenly a land of milk-and-honey baths, and woe betide anyone who requests a chemical peel at a Pyongyang hotel. Why Chinese Tourists Are Flocking To Rogue Nation North Korea 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z
To be clear, North Korea isn’t suddenly a land of milk and honey baths, and woe betide anyone who requests a chemical peel at a Pyongyang hotel. Welcome to Asia’s Latest Organic Retreat: North Korea 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z
Woe betide the US election if we continue to operate without recognizing that fact; it will assure a Trump win. ‘Brexit’ Is Locking In the Forces That Already Haunt the Global Economy 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z
Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has said EU immigration rules may have to be revisited, saying "woe betide" the party if it ignores public concerns. Labour's Tom Watson: EU free movement rules must change - BBC News 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z
Cheese was unheard of, and woe betide those who requested ketchup. The Old West’s Muslim Tamale King 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z
Woe betide you, Republicans, if you think you can mold this man. Dear GOP: Donald Trump is not ‘malleable’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z
And woe betide the minister who displeases the Speaker: he or she faces a summons for what Mr Bercow's private secretary describes frostily as "a meeting without coffee". John Bercow says MPs would back temporary move during Parliament repairs - BBC News 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z
There’s an awful lot of people at risk here through this guy’s unpredictability and rashness, and I think woe betide the international community that overplays a hand and reacts too harshly too quickly.” North Korea nuclear test meets with familiar response from White House 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z
She told Sky News he was a “very outspoken prisoner” and “woe betide the person who tries to silence Shaker Aamer”. Shaker Aamer to seek damages after 14 years in Guantánamo Bay without trial 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z
Tracy wants to be a writer: a natural compulsion, in Baumbach’s work, but also a dangerous one, and woe betide the lover, pal, or confidant who is sucked into another person’s fiction. Cold-War Bromance 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z
But woe betide any other company or designer that now tries to use a similar shade for commercial gain. Meet Minion Yellow by Pantone: the world's first character-branded colour 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z
Woe betide the company however, who after all this, then lets them down. How Do You Want Your Customers To Feel? 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z
Woes betide you if you try to have it all at once. It's All In There, In Putin's Language: You Just Have To Listen Harder 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z
This suggests a genetic game of “chicken” is going on: up to a point, more repeats are better, but push the process too far and woe betide you. A Faustian bargain 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z
Woe betide you if you fail to meet their expectations. Nigeria's 'brown envelope' journalism 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z
In the U.S. military, as in the fashion world, there are trends and fads, and woe betide the poor sap still clad in last season’s styles. Book review: ‘Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice,’ by John A. Nagl
“Woe betide the Jewish democratic state that turns freedom of expression into a civil offense,” he wrote in Haaretz at the time. Israel’s One-State Reality 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z
This year, though, sees the​ shift to a genuine title playoff, with the unwritten warning of woe betide any of the five main conferences that are left out of the four-team equation. Michigan State's superhero coach Mark Dantonio puts Batman in shade 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z
Other foreign women enter Dubai at their own risk and woe betide them if they rock the boat. What A Wonderful World!: Get Raped In Dubai And You'll Serve 16 Months In Prison 2013-07-21T14:44:00Z
Woe betide those who criticize Esquire in the future — even those who get the Esquire writer on the phone to explain his work. Esquire responds to Osama piece criticism: “Lots of words to sort through” 2013-02-12T15:29:00Z
Osasuna had a first goal disallowed on those familiar grounds that a goalkeeper can do what he likes to an attacker but woe betide the attacker that stands anywhere near the goalkeeper. Real Mallorca sense hope in the most unlikely form: Gregorio Manzano 2013-02-11T16:14:34Z
Woe betide the apprehended bootlegger or the promoter who tried to fleece Grant of what he thought was Led Zep's due for merchandising. Rock giants offer a sound model for business, says man from the Bank 2013-02-03T17:35:00Z
Woe betide any tourist who strays from the walking bit of the pavement to the red cycling bit. Is Berlin the safest city to be a cyclist? 2012-11-04T00:35:03Z
“Woe betide us if this goes wrong,” read the headline of an article explaining the bond program in the country’s most widely read paper, Bild. Euro Watch: Markets Cheer E.C.B. Plan to Shore Up Euro 2012-09-07T11:53:39Z
And woe betide the first person who mentions Piers Morgan. England v South Africa – live! 2012-08-16T09:10:00Z
Lovers are expected to swap sweet nothings many times a day and woe betide the clod who forgets a “100-day anniversary”. Love, Korean-style: Two?s company 2012-05-17T15:05:40Z
A short, incautious step, the slightest contact, and woe betide us, our arm is irresistibly drawn by an invisible power into the interior of the sphere and held there unrelentingly fast! Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z
Mad with glee, they fly swifter than the wind along them, and woe betide anything that lies in their course whilst they are careering along. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z
"Know this too: that whatever betide, I shall not, after this, marry him, nor any man but you!" The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z
Bosham knew that he might flout the squires, and at worst be turned out of his holding; but woe betide him if he got the name of the laborers' friend. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z
It needed no more to rouse every chivalrous instinct in his nature--and these in a boy should be many, or woe betide the man--and determine him to save her. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z
Woe betide any company that misses its quarterly earnings target. Buttonwood: Marginal improvement 2012-03-29T15:03:28Z
Bacchus, young Bacchus! good or ill betide, We dance before him thorough kingdoms wide.’” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z
But, tide what will betide, a fine martial-naval air clings about the old town, and will last while a bugle remains to be blown or a pennant is left to be hoisted. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z
To happen to; to befall; to come to ; as, woe betide the wanderer. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
Then woe betide the luckless being whose task it was to carry the agitator home. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
We had now entered the Ti-ping territory, so I felt quite confident of safety on shore, whatever might betide; besides, my commission from the Chung-wang would doubtless obtain me assistance if I required it. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z
Then, woe betide the servant whom she chanced to espy among the idlers. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z
And I thank you for the chance; that, Madame, whatever betide. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z
A salve for any sore that may betide. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
Whatever betided, there was but one woman in the world for him. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z
Still to thyself, let weal or woe betide, Elizabeth! be true and steadfast ever! Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z
They did not, however, look by many degrees so sadly disappointed as English girls would do did the same misfortune betide them. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z
Woe betide the house where the man is not a real man! Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z
But the men must work it out, and woe betide the idle; they had best seek work abroad, and heaven help them if a foreign parish sent them home. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z
Woe betide the first, though he must keep his second blow for her. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z
Now paupers got sick and got well as Nature pleased: but woe betided the rich in an age when, for one Mr. Malady killed, three fell by Dr. Remedy. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z
Bloomer suit Bloomers eventually made it on to the sports pitch and then on to college girls Woe betide a woman who showed an ankle in the mid-1800s. History's shocking fashion trends 2012-02-17T00:08:57Z
Two things must be done--and done at once--betide afterwards what may. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z
Get ye gone, now, and good luck betide ye! My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z
Mine are to stand firm, whatever betides, and guard the women! The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z
It were indeed happiness if, when good things betide you, and the time is ripe for your enterprise, Art ... Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z
The bays and harbours of Antigua abound with this voracious marine animal, and woe betide the unfortunate swimmer who approaches its lair. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z
Then saw he from a distance The children safe, and cried: "They need not my assistance, I care not what betide." Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z
Should sorrow and sadness our path attend, And dark seem the way to our journey's end, Let us look above to the Hand that guides, And trust His love whatever betides. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z
"Woe betide you unless you bring me pen and paper, Miss Betty!" The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z
“A Democratic president who does not defend himself on this, woe betide him.” Obama?s Theme of U.S. Resilience Finds Support in New Book 2012-01-28T02:04:52Z
In each land the sun does visit:    We are gay whate’er betide. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z
Ha, 'tis old porter, brown and stout, None that is like it round about, The Briton's pride, he'll aye confide, In porter's power, whatever betide. Martha or, The Fair at Richmond 2012-01-19T03:00:23.947Z
While it remains possible to seize a tangible advantage by a man's strong right arm the advantage will be seized, and woe betide the man who cannot defend himself. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z
Take your right; seek no wrong: who attempts it, ill betide him.” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z
Though Moslems for my sins condemn and chide me, Like heathens to my idol I confide me; Yea, when I perish of a drunken bout, I'll call on wine, whatever doom betide me. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z
If you go towards the north evil will betide you. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z
On your finger when he placed it, "This may change his fate," he sighed, "This my ring the Queen will honor Should misfortune e'er betide." Martha or, The Fair at Richmond 2012-01-19T03:00:23.947Z
Woe worth this dreary festal!" the hoary monarch cried, "To kings nor to their kinsmen shall never more betide From merriment and pleasure such heart-devouring teen. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z
Woe betide you if you get into a whirlpool and turn over, for you then have to part from your craft, and are in danger of being sucked under and drowned. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z
Cupbearer! what though fate's blows here betide us, And a safe resting-place be here denied us, So long as the bright wine-cup stands between us, We have the very Truth at hand to guide us. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z
"O I must up to England go, Whatever me betide, For to relieve mine own fair ladie, That lay last by my side." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV 2011-12-28T03:00:36.217Z
Betide us good in body, betide us evil, we ought ever to thank God, and bless his name; then will our hope be preserved from the scorpion's sting. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z
Then spake he to his sister, "I will, whate'er betide, Soon as we come back hither, for now we hence must ride." The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z
But when a piece of news was sent, the thanks were warm and hearty; and woe betide the unfortunate agent who had news to send and omitted to send it. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z
Woe betide the unfortunate servant, however, who carried false news! The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z
In many organizations, this is how applications get built and woes betide you if you try to avoid writing the spec. How to Make New Application Design Really Easy 2011-12-08T03:43:21Z
Then said Mary to the angel, "I am God's handmaid; let it betide me according to thy word." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z
But in times of famine or prolonged snow, when all these provisions fail them, and they feel the pinch of hunger, then woe betide the flocks of sheep or the human beings they may encounter. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z
A man might employ an express to carry a letter; but woe betide him if he employed the same agency for the purpose of disseminating news. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z
Woe betide him who believes your story, or shall spread it abroad. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z
Woe betide the alcalde who would decide a case, whatever its merits, adversely to any one of the religious orders. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
Then again said Jesus to the centurion, Go home, and betide thee as thou hast believed. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z
Each pair of kingfishers lays claim to the part of the creek in the neighborhood of their nest, as their fishing preserve, and woe betide any other kingfisher that trespasses! The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z
"It's surely been my bouer-woman, O ill may her betide;90 I ne'er wad slain him young Redin, And thrown him in the Clyde." English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z
By this ring a charm is wound, Rolling darkly round and round, Ne'er beginning—ending never, Woe betide this house for ever! The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z
One British subject after another might be murdered with impunity, but woe betide the village that murdered a subject of Manipur. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z
The Lord said to the centurion, "Go home, and betide thee as thou hast believed; and his servant was healed from that hour." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z
My lover comes before the morn, And, if he find you, woe betide Beside the bay of Naples. The Deluge and Other Poems 2011-10-15T02:00:29.350Z
"There's many that are my friends, mother; And if a thousand more were my foe, Betide my life, betide my death, To Lord Thomas's wedding I'll go." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z
Adieu! whate'er betide On life's unstable sea, In darkness or in light the Power Unseen your solace be. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z
He was a strict old gentleman, and woe betide anyone who tried to play tricks with him. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z
Whate'er betide, the soul that sins atones: 960 The grievous sceptre and the slaughtering sword, The bloodstained ax, the gory guillotine, The tyrant wrong, the tyrant-trampling right, Join to make justice of the direst doom. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z
If he marry me in haste, Let me see his bonny face; If he marry me betide, Let me see his bonnie side; Gin he marry na me ava', Turn his back and gae awa.' The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z
And woe betide deluded ones Who meet this kilted race, And deem the grim denuded ones But females out of place! By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z
And woe betide me if I missed a single one of the numberless points included in that one question! My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z
"Woe betide IVb if they talk in the hall or make signals to each other across the studio again!" said Lottie aloud. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z
Keen, the stoat, seldom misses his kill, and woe betide the beast who crosses his trail; he hunts for the joy of killing, and in the woods they call him in whispers, 'the Stealthy Death.' Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z
Wilfrid forthwith flew into such a rage as drove from him all fear of what might betide. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
"Betide me weal, betide me woe, That weird shall never daunton me." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z
Woe betide the producer or presenter who breaches these guidelines. Top Gear's electric car shows pour petrol over the BBC's standards 2011-08-05T14:42:55Z
In the march of the army, or in the rapid evolutions of raiding parties, 156 woe betide the houses which are found deserted. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z
Woe betide any predator that gets a mouthful of such hairs when attacking a crested rat. Hair of the rat 2011-08-03T17:32:43Z
I know your thoughts are with me, as mine with you, and that this union in the spirit can never cease, whatever may betide our outward being. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z
But it fell once upon a day, 50 As hunting I did ride, As I rode east and west yon hill, Then woe did me betide. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z
But woe betide the household when she began too early in the day. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z
When this odd gesture betides them, they are scratching themselves with one foot, and thus lose the center of gravity. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z
“And if you turn out badly, why, woe betide you.” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z
Woe betide the man who brings to this day’s worship feeling less than wholly American! The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
If it be a cave, they are safe except from the trap when they come forth to begin another journey; but if it is a hollow tree, woe betide the poor wretches. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z
Having vanquished great Satan himself on three occasions, the minor devils had no chance with him, and woe betide all who came before him inhabiting human beings. Ludicrous Aspects Of Christianity A Response To The Challenge Of The Bishop Of Manchester 2011-07-22T02:00:20.277Z
Woe betide me if those ardent dark eyes, which beam only with love, even upon those for whom he does not feel it, should ever rest in all their power on mine! A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z
I owe no less Being bound thereto for so great pleasantness, More than to other lovers may betide: For sweeter are thy gifts than all beside. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z
Woe betide the man who can stand here with the fires of local resentments burning, or the purpose of fomenting local jealousies and the strifes of local interests festering and rankling in his heart. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
And she, Josepha, must swallow her wrath year after year--and dared not say anything--for woe betide her if she complained of the countess! On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
She bullied Mrs. Brown up to a certain point, but when that point reached criticism of one of her children, woe betide Aunt Clay. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z
Woe betide you if you remain in this condition and no longer call upon me for aid! A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z
Woe betide me, if, overcome by sleep in my watch on deck at night, I failed to hear his first call. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z
Yet he had come back from the tourney as one no wise unglad, for he still thought to have for his own her he has now lost,—unless it please God and some adventure betide. Tales from the Old French 2011-07-09T02:00:12.200Z
Woe betide her, what would her peers say if they knew her position? On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
It betides a great misfortune, they said, and they could reveal things of great importance to the king. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
If you rob me of my future career as a statesman, woe betide you! A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z
And woe betide any one who stood in their way, for they bit them and were likely to even drag a man away with them, and their bite was often fatal. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z
Whate'er betides, all beauty still is mine,     I drink—as did the old gods—of its wine! The Ballad of the Quest 2011-07-06T02:00:44.593Z
Woe betide any one who passes these bounds and sees evil in it--he erases himself from the ranks of cultured people. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
To-night he will cut the whole concern for ever, and woe betide the man who shall try to stop him. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z
Woe betide the wife who believes that she can and must be the whole world to her husband! A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z
Vain is his force:—our holy sanctuary, Whate'er betides, shall give your virtue shelter; And peace, and piety, alone, approach you. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z
Whate'er betides—all beauty still is thine,—     Drink deep—as did the old gods—of its wine! The Ballad of the Quest 2011-07-06T02:00:44.593Z
Woe betide him, who does the reverse--keeps the pain for eternity and squanders the joy in this world. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
"Betide me life, betide me death," said the king; "now I see him yonder alone, he shall never escape my hands, for at a better vantage shall I never have him." King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z
Woe betide the exhausted hunter who seeks the deceitful shade of these trees, for the ground beneath is full of the dreaded “sampans,” which bury themselves in the flesh and cause serious injury. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z
Woe betide the corn-field which is not closely watched, when the young grain begins to shoot above the soil! Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z
Now will the last and heaviest trial betide thy fortitude. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z
For Nature is a tender mother only to him who deals honestly with her--woe betide him who would trifle with her--she shows him her terrible earnestness. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
If Maslûm escapes the gallows, woe betide him if ever he meets the Russian colonel. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z
Woe betide you, if there be cause I should return again! Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z
And, having done this, woe betide any smaller concern which elects to show in the same neighborhood, for the larger show will immediately send an advance brigade and literally flood the country with their bills. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z
They were not apprized of any inconvenience or danger that betided her. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z
First, woe betide the man whom they believe they love. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
He had no thought for anything but how to reach Dora at the earliest possible moment, bring her home, and never let her out of his sight again whatever might betide. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z
At a word she will rise to a man, and then woe betide the invader! The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z
Woe betide the whisperer at a Harvard Musical. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z
"If ye do not tell me true, Horses each shall cast a shoe, And evil bide ye, ill betide, As ye on your journey ride!" Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z
Woe betide me, poor, weak mortal that I am--the trial is too severe. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
But woe betide you if this be false.” The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z
He must be studied, not at an odd time, but continuously and systematically, or woe betide the happiness of home! Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making 2011-04-27T02:00:20.023Z
There is a lady, the guest of your vicar; woe betide you if she comes to harm at your hands! The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z
If thou but suffer God to guide thee, And hope in Him through all thy ways, He’ll give thee strength whate’er betide thee, And bear thee through the evil days. The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] 2011-04-02T02:00:09.993Z
I place my soul in your keeping--I trust it to your generosity--but woe betide us both, if you do not give me yours in return. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
Evil betide every Mussulman so cold-hearted as not to give shelter to four pretty girls, in the character of legitimate wives, or to treat them according to their merits! A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z
With them it is a perpetual cleaning day, and woe betide the luckless offender who has the misfortune to mar, if ever so slightly, the immaculate cleanliness of that abode! Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making 2011-04-27T02:00:20.023Z
Woe betide the possessor of the evil eye, if no pungent, suffocating smell arises when it is burning. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z
During the time of the building he would be up at six o’clock every morning to look after the workmen, and woe betide any who were the least negligent in their duty. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z
Woe betide you, if your resolution fails, you are lost! On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
There seems to be in certain organizations the poison of hatred, and woe betide those on whom it falls. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z
I fear nor prize Aught that can now betide unshared by thee. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z
They have gone where duty called them, and may glory them betide! Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z
The whole community was in a panic, for this might soon betide. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z
Woe betide you, unhappy woman--have you not the strength to resign one for the other? On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
Woe betide the luckless Belgian, male or female, who showed the faintest resentment, or lagged behind. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z
I'll even do as the auld song advises: "Bide me yet, and bide me yet, For I know not what will betide me yet." A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z
Woe betide the luckless wight, who, even in childhood's days, imposed upon a "Kimball boy." Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z
He respected him above all living men, and woe betide the individual who might have anything to say against the sire in the son's hearing. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z
Woe betide the stranger who does not altogether avoid, or boldly "straddle," the "chuck-hole" with his wheels! Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z
With proud defiance he rejected every overture relating to surrender or treaty, and woe betide all the wounded and prisoners who fell into his hands! Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z
He himself was always to be found at his post, and woe betide any of them who neglected to take advantage of what he as a priest of the church was there to give them. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z
They buried him deep inside it, Then let what would betide it, They saddled their lean-ribbed ponies And left him there to die. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z
When the time came for him to use one in earnest, woe betide the man who tried then to wrest it from him! Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z
Make Thou our hearts obedient, To use Thy word and sacrament, To do Thy will whate’er betide, Thus pleasing Thee, our trusty guide. Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week Together With Confessional, Communion, and Other Prayers and Hymns for Mornings and Evenings, and Other Occasions 2011-01-19T03:00:21.137Z
There seems no other sane recourse for some moody organizations on whom such things, under such circumstances intrude, but right and left to flee them, whatever betide. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z
Whatever else betide, there has been a change that we cannot determine. The Inner Beauty 2011-01-12T03:00:31.580Z
They would never admit their mental inferiority to man, and woe betide the luckless wight who even insinuated such inferiority. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z
The death of my son betiding while my soul was under this anxiety, I thought of nothing but resigning my dominions, and retiring for ever from the sight of mankind. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z
And woe betide the upstart who decides to conduct their cooking in full view of the family matriach. Competitive cooking 2010-12-22T04:37:56Z
The other bade him dismiss all misgivings; not because there was no possible ground for them, but because to dismiss them was the manlier part, never mind what might betide. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z
As the midterm elections approach, woe betide any politician running for office who is discovered taking rides on someone’s private jet. On the Road: Signs That Business Jets Are Poised for a Comeback 2010-10-18T22:47:00Z
Woe betide any who incur the unofficial wrath of their whips so early on in this Parliament. Speaker Bercow to face critics 2010-05-17T23:52:00Z
Take you care of the people: fleece them well in my absence; for we shall expend large sums, and one knows not what may betide.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z
Woe betide us in the future with them in charge! | The Lost 'Library Voice' 2010-04-09T14:48:00Z
Bacchus, young Bacchus! good or ill betide, We dance before him through kingdoms wide: Come hither, lady fair, and joined be, To our wild minstrelsy! Heathen Mythology
Pray ye that, whate'er betide, I may be strengthened to bow my head, and say, 'His will be done!' Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14
"The lives of all that faithful be, This good day, will I spare; But wo betide or kings or boors, That currish Christians are!" Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico
"Then let us journey onward, mother, And trustfully abide, The coming forth of good or ill Whatever may betide." Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott
When Evnissyen saw this he was smitten with remorse for having brought the men of Britain into such a strait: “Evil betide me if I find not a deliverance therefrom.” Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
If aught of harm hath come to her, woe betide him who hath caused one tear to fall, or one sad fear to trouble her. Comic Tragedies Written by 'Jo' and 'Meg' and Acted by The 'Little Women'
Restitution was unlooked for, and not to be enforced, for woe betide any who against the tyranny of the fishers' law invoked higher powers and another code. The Unknown Sea
And do not concern yourself as to what may betide me then. Barbarossa and Other Tales
Whatever future fortune may betide any of us, you at least have been a true and faithful friend, and shall never want! The Fortunes Of Glencore
At the end of the time, Heilyn son of Gwyn said, “Evil betide me if I do not open the door to see if what was said is true.” Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
If some day an earthquake were to shake the lower end of Manhattan Island, mighty would be the fall of these presumptuous files and woe betide their inhabitants. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2
O gin the maiden be so fair, And gin she be so fine, I swear an oath, though ill betide, To call that maiden mine. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes
If Saint Paul’s day be fair and clear, It does betide a happy year; But if it chance to snow or rain, Then will be dear all kinds of grain. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes
No books were used, and woe betide the bairn or visitor who did not know the beginning of the next verse! The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith
If in doubt and darkness lost, Hope deceived and purpose crost, Naught amiss can e’er betide,— Let Thy name be glorified! Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion
Save yourselves: at the staircase foot the champion Sprawls on the mat, by trick of wrestler tripped; But when he rises, woe betide us all! The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded
There were we happy and slumbered idly, Nor loving caresses did ever betide. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes
Woe betide the pedestrian, who does not anticipate their coming, and prepare to skip. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896
But there was no actual quarrelling,—the Russian police are too vigilant, too much feared, too summary for that; open violence is instantly suppressed, and woe betide the culprit! Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia
Gestures had to melt into each other; there were different ones for different emotions, and woe betide you if you mixed them! Confessions of an Opera Singer
Hard by the bridge, there was a stone cross upon a knoll, and here the group had collected—half-a-dozen women and one tall fellow in a russet smock—discussing what the bell betided. The Black Arrow A Tale of the Two Roses
Woe betide the unlucky person who meets one of "them." Peasant Tales of Russia
Woe betide the unfortunate one who attempts to return the articles by the same process, if by mischance the precious bundle falls into the water. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896
But here are Noble Lords unflinchingly serving their country, remaining at their post, whate'er betide.
The order of their seats was theirs by divine right, they thought, and woe betide some comparatively new-comer who would venture to take one-eyed Frau S——'s or fat Frau W——'s chair. Confessions of an Opera Singer
Woe betide us when we no longer have the stupid Barbarians for customers! The Scarlet Banner
Generations may not see it; but woe betides the States implicated in this oppression, when that day shall dawn; and the longer it tarries the greater the woe. Three Prize Essays on American Slavery
She was his and woe betide the one who tried to take her from him. Oogie Finds Love
Woe betide any one who attacked her! yet her nails, though capable at a pinch of being turned into claws, were of a cleanliness which left nothing to be desired. Toilers of the Sea
And woe betide us if we once think that any such ceremony of sanctification can take place; woe betide us if we disguise the foul as the innocent, or the merely indifferent as the holy! Belcaro Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions
Were I obliged to accuse myself of that, woe betide me! The Scarlet Banner
Sweet verse embalms the spirit of sour misanthropy: but woe betide the ignoble prose-writer who should thus dare to compare notes with the world, or tax it roundly with imposture. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time
The Principal of the school every now and again paid surprise visits to the boarding-house about that time, and woe betide the luckless boy who was found still asleep in bed! Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches
Lie there as a testimony of what has happened, and may evil betide the first living man that will ever attempt to move or injure you!” The Irish Fairy Book
Let death betide, said Edmund, we will go, Yes! go with thee, or perish! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2
Through my brain darted the thought: 'Woe betide you, what will be your fate?' The Scarlet Banner
Wo betide the living thing that crossed their path as they rolled noiselessly over the prairie. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906
Woe betide the lesser planets that are forced to circle in their orbits. Loyal to the School
Our destinies, whatever else might betide, seemed at least bound up together. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life
Thus it often happened that the city was divided into two camps, separated by an imaginary line, and woe betide the daring or careless individual who crossed it! The Cathedrals of Northern Spain
Some god who is angered against the Vandals has sent you to me; woe betide me if I do not profit by it. The Scarlet Banner
She was a born housewife, and particular about all her domain, but woe betide the servant who scamped her work in this room. Leonore Stubbs
Woe betide them who then fell into his hands! Pretty Michal
Lastly, say to him, that I will await his answer until two days from this time, and should it still prove unfavourable to my demands, then woe betide him.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion
On a couch with kind gifts laden, Flowers around her, books beside her, Knowing not what shall betide her, Languishes a gentle maiden. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847
Disdaining all comfort, she tore her hair, saying: 'Woe betide the widow who accepts consolation! The Scarlet Banner
The missile would fly like a bullet, and woe betide any one who stood in its way! McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908
They were afraid that the rapid turn of Fortune's wheel might bring him to the helm again, and then, woe betide them. Pretty Michal
With Suzanne he would have this additional income, which might be used whatever else might betide. The "Genius"
"And then let fall whate'er betide, The trail be steep and long, We'll quicker step and keener fight, Cheered by some old, sweet song." The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon
"Woe betide thee, Vandalia!" he cried, as his eyes grew dim in death. The Scarlet Banner
And there we slumbered on the moss, And there I dreamed—ah woe betide!— Life of John Keats
Woe betide the tree with rotten heart wood or mushy anchorage! Through Our Unknown Southwest
Woe betide him or her who gets to speak with one of these! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)
Whatever his presence here might betide, he was in no way responsible for it to Father Adrian. A Monk of Cruta
If your saintly devotee should discover this festival--" "Then woe betide us! The Scarlet Banner
Their gig was by far the finest and smartest at the jetty, and woe betide the unwitting 'bow' who touched her glossy varnished side with his boat-hook. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea
Hard by the bridge there was a stone cross upon a knoll, and here the group had collected—half a dozen women and one tall fellow in a russet smock—discussing what the bell betided. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25)
And here, within this little chest, And in this drawer wide, You'll keep them ranged so neat and nice, Whatever may betide. Mother Truth's Melodies Common Sense For Children
Yet I nor sought nor risked a life; I shudder at an open knife; The perilous seas I still avoided And stuck to land whate’er betided. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers
But whatever betide, I shall have had my shot at the alluring yet ineluctable problem of human folly. Aliens
“Evil betide me that he should have ever made here his home;” he continued. The Advocate
"What worse fortune can betide me, than to see my father die at the guillotine, and my last, my only friend, carried away to prison." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.
I am glad you came to see me; and, whatever betides," he continued, huskily, "I hope you will think none the worse of me. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain
These were anchored a hundred yards from shore, and Brian saw the danger that betided as the stream of fugitives swept down toward the boats. Nuala O'Malley
But woe betide the hapless borrower, whoever he was, if he failed in his obligations to the extent of even a fraction of the requirements covered by law! History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times
‘A bloody fortune!’ said I.  ‘And whom may it betide?’ p. Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest
Woe betide the member who was late, for he was fined right heavily. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria
Woe betide he or she who gets to speak with one of these! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)
It fell in the dusk of the night When unco things betide, That he was aware of a captain-man Drew near to the water-side. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25)
So always while man endures, whatever else betide, one may feel assured at this or that special thing some men will find a way to do and get to the crown of endeavour. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism
This man is a collector of coins; and woe betide you if you purchase there, and can't make out the difference between a real Emperor S. C. and a pretender to the laurel! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846
Whate'er betides us—grief or happiness— The brave and wise will bear with steady mind, The allotment, unforeseen and undefined, Of good or evil, which the Gods bestow, Promiscuously dealt to man below. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order
Shall by no ill be movèd, No danger shall betide. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly
It fell in the dusk of the night When unco things betide, The skilly captain, the Cameron, Went down to that waterside. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25)
Woe betide the girl who calls me a gossip of Privy Seal.' The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court
Sometimes the hardship they have to endure breeds rebellion among them, but woe betide those who commit any overt act, or become leaders of any organized attempt to obtain justice. Due South or Cuba Past and Present
Through whatsoever ill betide For you I will be spent and spend: I'll stand forever by your side, And naught shall you and me divide, Because you are my friend. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order
Now woe to the warder, poor sinner, betides! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845
Woe betide—but, was there ever such a gathering of unclean, unholy humanity? The Law-Breakers
To be popular, art must be modest; but woe betide it, if it be in the least deprecating! The Dominant Strain
She told me that shame would never betide, With truth for my creed and God for my guide; She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer, As I knelt beside that old arm-chair. The Old Arm-Chair
We come not as foes," the herald saith,— "But we bring Plantagenet's shriven faith That thou, Romara, in thine arms Shall soon enfold thy true love's charms: Let no delay thy joy betide!— The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme
Thinking that, whatever betide, it was proper to be at the back of my friend Bottles, I too sprang from my horse and popped into the inn. The O'Ruddy A Romance
Scouts are the birds' police, and wo betide the lad who is caught with a nest and eggs, or the limp corpse of some feathered songster that he has slaughtered. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911
When an occasion called for action, a "high court" was convened, and woe betide the man that would undertake to defy its mandates after its deliberations were made public! Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail
She told me that shame would never betide, With truth for my creed and God for my guide She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer, As I knelt beside that old arm-chair. The Old Arm-Chair
When the copper grew warm, Quoth the lad, "Lest some harm From the visit of Nick be betiding,— Set open the door, And not long on the floor Will the Goblin of Hell be abiding!" The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme
Ill betide me for not minding my mother's word and staying at home this day. The O'Ruddy A Romance
My hope is firmly set On Him Whose truth abides; The lights of earth may fade and die, The hopes of earth despairing fly,— No fear my heart betides. Hymns from the Morningland Being Translations, Centos and Suggestions from the Service Books of the Holy Eastern Church
"God save us!" cried the captain, For naught can man avail: O, woe betide the ship that lacks Her rudder and her sail! The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems
Without the dealing of the Gods doth none of this betide; And they, they will not have thee bear Creusa by thy side, Nor will Olympus' highest king such fellowship allow. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse
My gentle child—my own sweet May— Come sit thee by my side, Thy wonted place in by-gone years, Whatever might betide. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848
Deliberations!—away with the musty term— No caution need my willing footsteps guide;— When Love impels—what evil can betide? The Politician Out-Witted
But woe betide the youth who showed levity. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Woe betide the young man there who had no female friends on the course—no one to relieve the pangs of his hunger, or to alleviate that intolerable delay which seems always necessary between races. The Macdermots of Ballycloran
What shall betide the fellowship that followed me to war, Whom I have left? The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse
There was an Ark with scrolls of the Law in the room, betiding a piety and a purse beyond the normal. Ghetto Comedies
I used to tell her she never opened her lips to me except to ask me for money; and woe betide me if I told her I was hard up.' Lover or Friend
Woe betide the traveller that stops there that day. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Befall and betide are transitive; happen is intransitive; something befalls or betides a person or happens to him. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
Oh, no matter what the weeping, Or what awful ills betide! Oklahoma Sunshine
Be trustful, be steadfast, whatever betide thee, Only one thing do thou ask of the Lord— Grace to go forward wherever he guide thee, Simply believing the truth of his word. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
But I have been keeping a close eye over my kiddies—and woe betide the horse-wrangler who uses unseemly language within their hearing. The Prairie Child
O may the Spirit of all grace Descend and in our hearts abide, And what of good or ill betide, Find in them aye a resting-place. Hymns from the East Being Centos and Suggestions from the Office Books of the Holy Eastern Church
Betide is especially used for anticipated evil, thought of as waiting and coming at its appointed time; as, wo betide him! English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
Through his every wandering, whatever might betide, her love would be with him, to comfort him in sorrow, to crown him in happiness. Heart of the Blue Ridge
O I know the Hand that is guiding me Through the shadow to the light; And I know that all betiding me Is meted out aright. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
Woe betide the day that brought this fellow to our land! Tales From Scottish Ballads
Be true, be true, Whether friends be false or few, Whatsoe'er betide, ever at His side, Let Him always find you true. Days of Heaven Upon Earth
How do both befall and betide differ from happen in grammatical construction? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
The American bars of London each have their little circle of well-dressed sharks, and woe betide the victims who fall into their unscrupulous hands. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London
Calm in strife Meekly bear the storms of life; Duty be thy polar guide; Do the right, whate'er betide; Haste not—rest not. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
At this everyone was daunted, and would have let him go, but Thomas of Ercildoune cried cheerily, "We'll bind him yet, lads, whatever betide." Tales From Scottish Ballads
But woe betide the cruel guile 540 That drowned in blood the morning smile! Lady of the Lake
People were afraid to ask him how the war was going, when he opened the newspaper, for if it were bad woe betide the questioner. In Orchard Glen
Sandy was armed with a big stick, and if any canine approached it, woe betide him. 'Lizbeth of the Dale
Be trustful, be steadfast, whatever betide thee, Only one thing do thou ask of the Lord— Grace to go forward wherever he guide thee, Simply believing the truth of his word. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
Every gun emplacement was inspected to see if orders had been faithfully carried out—and woe betide the man who failed. The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man
Marry! whatever betides I shall have seen London!” In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls
Woe betide the Latter-day Saint, who dares to dream of dissent or apostasy! The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness
The Renton forwards, however, were too smart for the bulk of the Cambuslang backs, and woe betide a goalkeeper when he is not properly supported there! Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches
And surely, whatsoe'er betide, I never shall be left alone: Thou standest ever by my side; To thee my future all is known. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
On the other hand, whatever complaints there are against the natives will be just as honestly examined, and woe betide the kraals that are in the wrong! The Rhodesian
But woe betide the man who stands in front of them, for so wide is the distribution of their charge, that he must be a most indifferent marksman who could not do execution with them.” The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton
Open violence is instantly suppressed, and woe betide the culprit! Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands
He was a dangerous man to meet in the heat of a tussle near the goal-line, and woe betide the daring forward who would attempt to take the ball from Jack there. Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches
Take time to be holy; Let him be thy Guide, And run not before him Whatever betide; In joy or in sorrow Still follow thy Lord, And, looking to Jesus, Still trust in his word. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
And woe betide any carelessly thatched or unsightly roofs! The Rhodesian
Let us hope that we shall be spared this particular item of scientific progress, for that, woe betide us, would be the end of all things: the tax would kill the tax-payer! The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
Resistless and reckless Of aught may betide, Like demons, not mortals The wild troopers ride. How the Flag Became Old Glory
Woe betide the light and gentle forward who tried to pass Mr. Hugh! Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches
Though troubles assail, and dangers affright, Though friends should all fail, and foes all unite, Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide, The promise assures us, "The Lord will provide." Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
Behold the Bridegroom cometh At the hour of midnight drear, And blest be he who watcheth When his Master shall appear, But woe betide the careless one Asleep when He is near! Hymns of the Greek Church Translated with Introduction and Notes
Men are carrying shotguns and revolvers, and woe betide the stranger who looks even suspiciously at any article. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin
Woe betide us when we get home, for having tarried so long! Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van Winkle
Woe betide the unfortunate mid who was remiss in his duties: the masthead or double watches were sure to be his portion. A Sailor of King George
In that love confide— Unchanging, faithful, true, and tried; And let or joy or grief betide, Believe good things of God. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
God has spoken, and woe betide the churches if they will not hear. The New Theology
Woe betide the unlucky wight who, failing to comply with this custom, happens140 to ride through the precincts of the palace. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833
Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets
Now shame the black Canute betide,    Of this fond pair the ruthless splitter. Axel Thordson and Fair Valborg a ballad
Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform; Safe in thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul
It matters not what be thy lot, So Love doth guide; For storm or shine, pure peace is thine, Whate'er betide. Poems
Let him be brave, and bravely let him dare Whate'er betide, and feel no coward fright. Three Women
But woe betide the offender that fell into their hands. The Riflemen of the Miami
No no no, I’ll love you still what fortune e’er betide me. Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age
Woe betide the man who dismisses an idol of his. When Winter Comes to Main Street
Woe betide any one, host or guest, who shirked, or did not join in the fun. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869
Repentance is the form you see: Learn then, the fate may yet betide thee. Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
Spriggans, you must know, are the Small People who live in rocks and stones, and cromlechs, the most mischievous, thievish little creatures that ever lived, and woe betide anyone who meddles with their dwelling-places. Cornwall's Wonderland
O be my first, my darling child, Whatever may betide; Meet falsehood with its best rebuke, An open, earnest, honest look, Clear-browed, and fearless-eyed. Stories of Many Lands
He was a reckless rider, and woe betide the unfortunate persons who happened to be in his way. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends
Henry the Seventh lieth here, With his fair Queen beside him, He was the Founder of this Chapel, Oh! may no ill betide him. Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6
This regards only the private Gentleman Debtor; but woe betide the Fraudulent Trader! The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors...
Here, now, before we separate, We pledge ourselves, to bear our fate With patience; and if ill betide, We'll try to find some brighter side. The Ducks and Frogs, A Tale of the Bogs.
He treated the rank and file of his platoon with impartial fairness, ever ready to hear complaints, but woe betide the black who tried to "get to windward" of the young officer. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force
No, no, no, I'll love you still, What fortune e'er betide me. Tudor and Stuart Love Songs
"Best of blessings He'll provide us, Nought but good shall ere betide us; Safe to glory He will guide us, Oh, how He loves!" Separation and Service or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII.
They are a law unto themselves, have their own tribunals, officers, fines and punishments and woe betide the member who doesn’t submit. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror
Well, well, good betide thee, my tall lad. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck
You hear one shriek and the blow is upon you; and woe betide the unthinking skipper who attempts holding his craft to her course or paying her off till she catches it full. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated
As Emperor, he considered it his duty "to preserve and to maintain it," and woe betide the one who dared disturb it. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church
Woe betide the person other than Antony’s self who ventured to lay finger on the garment. Antony Gray,—Gardener
It might be that their son would not be welcomed to the court at Worms, and ill might betide him in a strange country. Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children
But woe betide man or beast that diverges many feet from the one secure path! The Light of Scarthey
"And woe betide you if you break one of them!" said Mrs. Bosher, her bonnet nodding so strangely that it seemed to be the speaker rather than its wearer. Littlebourne Lock
Then, whatsoever may betide, as men count weal or woe, we see the gold pass from the fire freed from its base alloy. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891
The season for the Maidens' Dance drew nigh, And Redstar vowed, whatever might betide, To claim her on the morrow as his bride. Indian Legends of Minnesota
The Imperial decree was uncompromising: 'She leaves your court, this adventuress, or ill betide her. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg
Woe betide the daring matron who measured swords with her at such times. Vagabondia 1884
“And so shall you, afore you come to sixty years: or if not, woe betide you.” Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall
"Woe betide the man who does not give heed to my orders." A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D.
It falls with a heavy thud and woe betide the human being or the animal it strikes. An African Adventure
Moreover there is this last month at Longshaw; who knows what may there betide? The Sundering Flood
He could not bear to think of the dark prospect should no help betide him. Blackbeard: Buccaneer
Through many a clime 'tis mine to go, With many a retrospection curst; And all my solace is to know, Whate'er betides, I've known the worst. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2
Ill betides him that has need o' thee," said the boatman, surlily;—"come, jump in. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
For it's olive-drab, horizon-blue, packed closely side by side, Till their color sets ablaze the grey old square; And it's olive-drab, horizon-blue, whatever may betide, That will blaze the path to victory "up there." The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919
But the cheat!—'tis not heaven he's warbling about— Other passions, less holy, betide— For behold, there's a little gray nun peeping out From a bunch of green leaves at his side. Humour of the North
But these words from the two powerful Ministers meant safety for France on her coasts, whatever might betide her on the Meuse and the Rhine. William Pitt and the Great War
Woe betide you if you shirk it—but——' 'Oh, let us leave it alone,' she said with a little shrug. Robert Elsmere
Woe betide the unlucky housewife who withheld her dole, her modicum of meal or money to these sturdy applicants! Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
Take from her father, take thy bride; Join hand to hand, and bliss betide! The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
Woe betide the cook or steward whose galley or saloon had a speck of dirt that would make a smudge on the skipper's cleanest cambric handkerchief! All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways
These were considered lawful game, and woe betide the poor unfortunate who refused to pay the tax. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude
Of a peaceable disposition, it makes its solitary way through the forest; but woe betide the hunter’s dogs, or any other animals, which venture to assail it! The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
By this ring a charm is wound, Rolling darkly round and round, Ne'er beginning—ending never; Woe betide this house for ever! Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
If aught of ill my lord betide Who led thee here, thy chief and guide, Ah, what will be my hapless fate Left in the wild wood desolate!” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
Now the knight was count Pinabello, the false son of a false race, and woe betide the man or maid who trusted him. The Red Romance Book
And woe betide the city and all in it if aught of evil has been done to our Captain! Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess
No, they assume that in one condition only can they be happy, and in that, therefore, let what may betide them, they must centre their every hope of coming peace. The Young Maiden
Now the kinsmen of both sore misliked them of this, but could in no wise undo it, because of the wrath of Gunnlaug and Raven; and, after all, that must betide that drew towards. The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875
O Lakshmaṇ, thou art much to blame Leaving alone the Maithil dame, And flying hither to my side: O, may no ill my spouse betide! The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
Woe betide the person who, after bathing in the Mississippi anywhere in this latitude, is lured to some green dressing-spot of weeds or grass! Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses
Woe betide the young bird that belongs to a neighbour, who tries to fill up at the wrong place! Days Off And Other Digressions
Let it content thee, Sister, seeing me More happy than betides mortality. Endymion A Poetic Romance
“Woe betide us! here is Madam Gospeller hath lost her tongue!” cried Dorothy. For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary
Still on those dreadful signs he thought,— Sad omens with disaster fraught, And from his troubled heart he cried, “O, may no ill my spouse betide!” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
"A warden comes round each morning, and woe betide you if you leave hairs in your brush, or have forgotten to fold your nightdress!" The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life
Noblesse oblige, sir; the first business of these Knights of the Sword is to stand together, and woe betide the knave who dare accuse one of them. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike
Bacchus, young Bacchus! good or ill betide, We dance before him thorough kingdoms wide:– Come hither, lady fair, and joined be To our wild minstrelsy!' Endymion A Poetic Romance
And woe betide the irreverent on these occasions! The Dew of Their Youth
Needs must I go, whate'er betide, For, if no chief this exploit dare, What waits us all save blank despair,— Upon the ground again to lie In hopeless misery, fast, and die? The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
But woe betide the man who allowed overindulgence to interfere with the morrow's work. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest
But, that you may more manifestly apprehend how this betided me, I will briefly declare it to you.' The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
Woe betide the foolish human soul who ignores it, or fails to read it aright. The Heart of Unaga
But woe betide Alexander and all rareripe Bostonians who mistake the scaffolding for the edifice. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
“The orders of my sire,” he cried, “My will shall ne'er oppose: I follow still, whate'er betide, The path which duty shows.” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
The spirit—the spirit of my ancestors is in my breast, Arthur Reginald, and woe betide that enemy who tries to wrest from me my native land!” About Peggy Saville
Then said Bruno, 'Gentlemen, needs must I tell you the reason wherefore you are here, so that, if aught betide that please you not, you may have no cause to complain of me. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
But woe betide the boy who is caught out alone at night, if any of the savage beasts fall in with him. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading
Around the briny lakes are marshes of quicksands, and woe betide the luckless traveller who strays to the one side or the other of the beaten trails. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
Until aroused, the rhinoceros looks the most stupid and inoffensive of animals; but woe betide the unwary traveller who offends him! In the Wilds of Africa
Now, my heart tells me that I shall; but, whatever betide, or wherever I go, let me assure you that I will continue to love you with unalterable fidelity. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters
Ruggieri was sore alarmed at the fall of the chest, but, finding that it had opened in the fall, chose rather, if aught else should betide, to be out of it than to abide therewithin. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
If aught of ill betide her, better I Had lost my life. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry
But in the early days one was forced to uplift his voice at the telephone and if he had no voice to uplift woe betide his telephoning. Ted and the Telephone
And let me, let me follow thee, O gracious god,—whate'er betide. Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
Any one who wanted to come, could come, and woe betide the contents of their purse! The Love Affairs of Pixie
We deem it well to apprise thee of this, so that, an it betide, thou mayst not be able to complain of us.' The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
When the day was not fine, she passed the time in embroidering among her maidens, and woe betide the unlucky damsel who selected a wrong shade, or set in a false stitch. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him
In an English court of law such a matter could not remain dark;—nor ought it, let whatever misery betide. Orley Farm
So pass I hostel, hall, and grange; By bridge and ford, by park and pale, All-arm'd I ride, whate'er betide, Until I find the Holy Grail. The Ontario High School Reader
Whate'er betide, my deep-laid schemes will speed And I shall profit by my master's doom. The Buddha A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes
He told them what had betided him and themseemed, by the host's counsel, that he were best depart Naples incontinent. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
Rasputin for five years caused to be appointed or dismissed all the bishops, and woe betide any person who attempted to interfere with his power. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia
Woe betide the boy whose duck suit is not spotlessly clean, or who has a button off his trousers, or whose suit is in need of a few stitches. From Lower Deck to Pulpit
And, whatsoever betide, let us not fear men; let us not fear them. The Reign of Mary Tudor
Each haughty heart is well content With every chance that shall betide— No hap can hinder his intent; He steadfast stands, though fortune slide. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
Quoth she, 'That do I promise and will gladly perform; nor could aught betide that would afford me such content as to see my husband free and unharmed and Tedaldo alive.' The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
The periwigs and drum-heads fry Like to a butter firkin; A woeful burning did betide To many a good buff jerkin. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration
I had always the foolish generosity, to despise their rage: I despise it still; but wo betide them, wo to all their infernal gang, if they dare touch one of my people! Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I
Gently they whisper low: Unseen beside them, Good angels watch, that no Ill may betide them. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
Then the cowboys pronounced the bronco broken, but woe betide the unsuspecting tenderfoot who was tempted to get on the hurricane deck of what these men called a broken horse. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police
For, an no hindrance betide us, methinketh thou art e'en like to lodge ill.' The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
Though a king, be a man—and, whatever betide, Keep truth thy companion, and honour thy guide. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
Their sway is undisputed, and woe betide him who either hurts or kills them—he is a marked man, not only by the Moslems but by the followers of other religions. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel
Woe betide his enemy if that tiger ever woke. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
"Tide me death, betide me life," saith the King, "now I see him yonder alone, he shall never escape mine hands, for at a better avail shall I never have him." Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur"
No blame can therefore befall the ensuing of this counsel; nay, dolour and chagrin and belike death may betide us, an we ensue it not. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
Oh, the manlike is godlike—no ill shall betide While truth 's thy companion, and honour thy guide. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
He requires constant writing to, and woe betide me if I do not obey his behests. Kept in the Dark
Yet are we prepared, with an even mind and a trusting faith, for whatever may betide. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century
I shall think of you as resting under the very shadow of heaven, and no ill, I am sure, will betide you. Hubert's Wife A Story for You
Do you well and throughly discover to them your desires and look it betide you not to name one for another. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
Oh, then, be a man—and, whatever betide, Keep truth thy companion, and honour thy guide. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
And I make answer: "I am satisfied; I dare not ask; I know not what is best; God hath already said what shall betide." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866
Yet are they, with wonderfully few exceptions, here in their houses prepared for whatever may betide, and resolved that they will die for him unto whom they have lived. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century
Wait, however, until the proper signal is given, and then woe betide you if you don’t cheerfully accept it as your bounden duty.’ The Daughters of Danaus
Traffic with it, and you miss the real lift of life, that which makes life good, whatever betides. The Black Colonel
Be noble as man—and, whatever betide, Keep truth thy companion, and honour thy guide. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
Then, whatever betide us, the dear children are like to be safe. The Norsemen in the West
In every heart in our land, whatever sorrows or sufferings might betide, there was a little corner where the spirit could retire and comfort itself with this vision of futurity. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century
We call the disposition to usurp and absorb another person by that name, but woe betide him or her who is the object of such a sentiment. The Daughters of Danaus
Whatever betides, it is as well that you should know that white men are not easily conquered. The Gorilla Hunters
Erect in thy manhood, whatever betide, Keep truth thy companion, and honour thy guide. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
Although no doubt we are valiant sailors—and woe betide the infatuated man who shall venture to deny it!—yet must we put our pride in our pouches for once, and accept instruction from Hake. The Norsemen in the West
But, whatever betide, Alric, quit thee like a man—as thou art truly in heart if not in limb.” Erling the Bold
Woe betide the man who stumbles off his narrow plank, or sets his foot on an insecure beam in such places! Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines
Woe betide him if it had been, for there was a serious talk of lynching some one among the wrathful men, each of whom was now subject to suspicion. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables
Have him out and set him to cleanse the hen-house, and woe betide you if it is not as clean as your own conscience before to-morrow morning—away!” In the Track of the Troops
They usually begin their march, or flight, after sunrise, and encamp at sunset—and woe betide the luckless farmer on whose lands they chance to fix their temporary abode. The Settler and the Savage
“Ill luck never betides us,” replied Herfrida, with an expression of bland assurance on her handsome face. Erling the Bold
Woe betide the man who even exhibited such tendencies among his fellow Grain Growers! Deep Furrows
Woe betide the woman who bids you to forget that woman who has loved you: she sins against her sex. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection
Spirit of the fields above, Thee I fear, and Thee I love, Whether joy betide or woe, Thou, thou art my Manito. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians
Essays be oft dangerous, specially when the cup-bearer hath received such a preservative as, what might so ever betide the drinker's draught, the carrier takes no bane thereby. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth
Woe betide the unfortunate wretch who has to take up his quarters within one in the summer time, when mosquitoes and rattlesnakes abound. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins
But she always took the side of right and virtue against wrong and vice, and woe betided the luckless wight who fell under the ban of her just displeasure. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea
The Church, too, may have a mortgage upon his house over-due; and woe betide him if he should undertake a crusade against the Church. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited
Woe betide the careless seaman who might lose his balance aloft, and drop within reach of the creature’s jaws. The Three Lieutenants
“Woe betide the unfortunate ship she comes in contact with,” he answered. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War
Its deep narrow channel went winding among hidden rocks, and woe betide the keel that ventured a dozen yards from its appointed path. The Boy Patriot
Woe betide the mistress who is responsible for that branch! The Independence of Claire
Let me see which of you will be first to get over the crosstrees, and woe betide the last! Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy
As for my mother’s last kiss and her broken words, telling me always to fear God and be good, whatever might betide, I can never forget them. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea
If the vessel runs against the ice woe betide us all!” The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land
Then woe betide any stranger who attempts to approach the house!” The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection
Even the seniors, in a more dignified way, took up the Whig cause, and wore the Whig colours; and woe betide the rash boy who sported the opposition badge! The Willoughby Captains
But woe betide them if they ever tried it! The Cock-House at Fellsgarth
My drowsy cheek fast to her side, The pail below my arm, My thought leapt what might me betide, And soon I was warm. The Village Wife's Lament
I hope you'll always defend her; and whatever may betide, I hope your mother and Rose will always befriend her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866
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