They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to God's own bestowments.
I. Taylor.
Be*strad"dle (&?;), v. t. To bestride.
Be*straught" (&?;), a. [Pref. be- + straught; prob. here used for distraught.] Out of one's senses; distracted; mad. [Obs.] Shak.
Be*streak" (&?;), v. t. To streak.
Be*strew" (&?;), v. t. [imp. Bestrewed (&?;); p. p. Bestrewed, Bestrown (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bestrewing.] To strew or scatter over; to besprinkle. [Spelt also bestrow.] Milton.
Be*stride" (&?;), v. t. [imp. Bestrode (&?;), (Obs. or R.) Bestrid (&?;); p. p. Bestridden (&?;), Bestrid, Bestrode; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestriding.] [AS. bestrdan; pref. be- + strdan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over
That horse that thou so often hast bestrid.
Shak.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus.
Shak.