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Definition of Beckoned
1. beckon [v] - See also: beckon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beckoned
Literary usage of Beckoned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"While favoring breezes beckoned us to sea, And swelled the waiting canvas as they
blew. Then to the prophet-priest I made this prayer: " Offspring of Troy, ..."
2. Edwin Booth by Laurence Hutton, Edwin Booth (1893)
"crs, watched and cheered by his loving daughter and a few old friends, until, at
last, early on the morning of the 7th of June, Death beckoned him away, ..."
3. Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor by Walter Savage Landor (1856)
"ready to follow where they are beckoned, and look keenly into the darkness they
are about to penetrate. It has been my fortune to love, in general, ..."
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