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Had he bruised his way to the perilous glory of being cock of the school himself, it would have behoved him to maintain it against all comers; which is an anxious and harassing position.

From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

As he bade, so was it done, and what their life was in duresse and continual tears and in fasts longer than might have behoved unto them, each may picture to himself.

From The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio by Payne, John

Lost are such as have remained heedless and have opposed Him for Whose loved ones it would have behoved them to offer up their lives, how much more for His own luminous and resplendent Beauty!

From The Summons of the Lord of Hosts by Bahá'u'lláh