methought
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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“He seemed to me to enjoy a triumph over me. Methought I heard him say, ‘Ay!
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2021
When I was come to The age of fifteen year In all this lond, neither free not bond, Methought I had no peer.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Methought thou wert a spirit from the sky, Which struggled with its chains, but could not die, And that destruction had no power to win From out those limbs the soul that burnt within.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas
"Methought I had filled up the measure of my iniquities."
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William
When past the rock, Methought the convent bell chimed there for matins.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John
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