Lexicographical Neighbors of Beknaves
Literary usage of Beknaves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1804)
"... The lawyer beknaves the divine, And the statesman, because he's so great,
Thinks his trade as honest as mine. A lawyer's is an honest employment; ..."
2. Law and Lawyers in Literature by Irving Browne (1882)
"There is no date or author's name : — " Professions will abuse each other; The
priest won't call the lawyer brother; While Salkeld still beknaves the parson ..."
3. Satire and Satirists by James Hannay (1855)
"The priest calls the lawyer a cheat, The lawyer beknaves the divine ; And the
statesman, because he's so great, Thinks his trade's as honest as mine. ..."
4. Satire and Satirists by James Hannay (1855)
"The priest calls the lawyer a cheat, The lawyer beknaves the divine; And the
statesman, because he's so great, Thinks his trade's as honest as mine. ..."
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