Sentence Examples:
Behest, bidding; used only in poetry.
Father, have my behests been fulfilled?
I have fully carried out your behest.
The last behest he did obey.
"By father's behest as 'twas pretended."
The sunny hours wait at strange behest.
I took the box; I obeyed her behests.
"I cannot, I cannot obey your dreadful behest."
Forthwith the woman carried out his behest.
Man sprang forth at the final behest.
Many followed her behest with good result.
It was your behest that brought me hither.
His slightest wish I regarded as a behest.
Well, my lady's behests are to be obeyed.
Linger no longer, sir; but obey our behest.
You know I cannot refuse a behest of yours.
Grove found himself silently obeying her behests.
His limbs would not answer his behests.
And I swore to fulfil her dying behest.
Take to Grand my last behest and warning!
His will was listening to a moral behest.
At whose behest were wondrous cures oft made.
Food obeys the behest of the silver bullets.
Edward obeyed the behests of his several correspondents.
Not at their behest do women lag behind.
He went, and his mother obeyed his behests.
Its representatives in civil life have obeyed their behests.
I will do your behest when the time comes.
"I will endeavor to fulfil your behests, my child."
There is no humility in bending to their behests.
She desires my welfare, she does my behests.
All that is left me is to execute your behest.
I humbly accepted the rebuke and obeyed the behest.
"I return from fulfilling your ladyship's behests," he said.
He set about doing her behests, at any rate.
It is the behest of the dead Earl that bars.
It is mere custom, the behests of which I obey.
In it time and space both bow at our behest.
No great car-warrior, however, amongst them obeyed his behest.
Slope on his own account in opposition to her behests.
It would show a proper anxiety to obey my behests.
We shall see how faithful he was to the behest.
Nurse came to him, ready to do his slightest behest.
"Are you prepared to render obedience to your father's behests, maiden?"
"Don't be so considerate," he said, as he obeyed her behest.
I am as ready now as ever to obey your slightest behest.
And at what infernal behest had they leaped into being?
I come from the far-off hills to obey your high behests.
He is appointed in accordance with the behest of an oracle.
No greater privilege could he have than to do her behests.
If you obey my behests, do ye honor my words now.
Minor changes were also made at the behest of the actors.
Chivalry entered into his love, and issued its high behests.
Calypso obeys the behest of Jove reluctantly, but without murmuring.
"Cross my hands upon my breast," Read her last behest.
The oracle has spoken, and the behest must be obeyed.
The horse made a great effort to obey his master's behests.
"Yes, if the behests are for the good of the country."
His faded eyes dwelt upon her as she obeyed his behest.
To the behests of the Law of Nations I profoundly bow.
Then consider the Ministers who carried out the Sovereign's behest.
First are the ten behests that all men shall observe.
Lad would rather have found anyone else, at the Master's behest.
"Perhaps we had better look through my Wardrobe in his behest."
Even at this crisis her sons, almost involuntarily, obeyed her behest.
She nevertheless obeyed Bertha's behest and went up to her chamber.
We bowed to Kitty's behests, and went to the back door.
Produce the will, and every behest in it shall be fulfilled.
When Florian came out he was compelled to obey the cruel behest.
They were there to give him information and to obey his behests.
Then did the royal lady / fulfil the king's behest.
She could not understand his going, even at his brother's behest.
He had performed his father's behests, and he knew nothing more.
The very elements that control the world obeyed a mighty behest.
She was content in fulfilling her good foster mother's last behest.
No sense of fear came into Madeline's heart as she obeyed Donnie's behest.
Mothers obey its high behests, and dare not rebel against it.
And I will do faithfully any behest ye may lay upon me.'
He was content to follow Stephen about and obey all her behests.
To have died at your behest at the instant would have been as nothing.
Therefore, I say to you trust him and conform to his behests.
I'd like you always to know my modest offices remain at your behest.
Our mountain Paganini, I fear, interpreted the behest too literally; or else H.'
We, honoring that high behest, Bear all his rage though sore distressed.
The behests of duty are provided for and sanctioned in human nature.
Was it likely then that she should undertake to obey my behests?
"Whatever my motive, Madame, I earnestly pray you to follow my behests."
In any of these ways you may obey the behest of these mentors.
This was the voice of reason, but he obeyed the behest of inclination.
With a voice of command it insists that its behests shall be obeyed.
That terrible behest to "get round him" still grated on her ears.
He had graver business on hand than simply obeying the law's behest.
Silently the old man obeyed this earnest behest and rising seated himself.
Now, therefore, let us obey the behests of night, and prepare our suppers.
Moral grounds alone were the basis and motive of that conclusion and behest.
Those laws were passed mostly at the behest of what is called Labor.
Marie, my wife, I beg and most solemnly adjure you to obey my behests.
You'll have a score of years of youth left after you've done my behest.
He imagines himself in a vast crowd, whose behests he fancies he must obey.