Behests

Will, is himself the source of all law to his followers, unerring, impeccable; to question or disobey his behests is a sin against religion, as well as a political crime. ❋ Various (N/A)

Reuters Korean People's Army soldiers attend a rally to 'renew their pledge to implement the behests of leader Kim Jong-il and remain true to the leadership of Supreme Commander Kim Jong Eun' at the plaza of the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang on Monday. ❋ Evan Ramstad (2012)

It was indeed a tribute to Society to find a room set apart for her behests out there on so apparently neighborless and remote an island. ❋ Linda (2009)

` It would seem your function is to twist truth at the command of your employers, who, in turn, obey the behests of the corporations. ' ❋ Unknown (2010)

I fear not his making impression on these poor women, the vassals of the Church, and bred up in due obedience to her behests. ❋ Unknown (2008)

For thou art wroth for a marriage never destined for thee; nor is thy sister Theonoe, daughter of a Nereid goddess, wronging thee because she honours the word of God and her father's just behests. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Some mad desire possesses the host of Hellas to sail forthwith to the land of the barbarians, and put a stop to the rape of wives from Hellas, and they will slay my daughters in Argos as well as you and me, if I disregard the goddess's behests. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Then Nur al-Din lapsed into a swoon, the forerunner of death; but presently recovering himself he said, O Hasan, O my son, I will now bequeath to thee five last behests. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Quoth Dahnash, “O my lady, I will do thy behests, for I know forsure that my mistress is the fairer and the sweeter.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

When Sulayman saw me, he took refuge with Allah and bade me embrace the True Faith and obey his behests; but I refused, so sending for this cucurbit72 he shut me up therein, and stopped it over with lead whereon he impressed the Most High Name, and gave his orders to the Jann who carried me off, and cast me into the midmost of the ocean. ❋ Unknown (2006)

There the nymphs, like sea-mews, plunged beneath the depths, when they had fulfilled the behests of the spouse of Zeus. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The work and its maintenance has really become a heavy strain upon the patience and generosity of the liberal givers of the land—whose profuse behests have no parallel in the history of any people. ❋ T. Thomas Fortune (2007)

“There never was a more ill-considered impulse of the American people,” he said later, “than that which forced the army into the Powder River and Big Horn countries in 1866, to serve the behests of irresponsible speculative emigration, regardless of the rights of tribes rightfully in possession.” ❋ DEE BROWN (2007)

Mr. Archibald, however, was a Scotchman, and promised himself no exuberant pleasure in seeing his countrywoman undergo “the terrible behests of law.” ❋ Unknown (2007)

They [arrested] him at [the King's] behest. ❋ Amrohvi (2021)