Sentence examples for were to behold from inspiring English sources

If an inhabitant of another planet were to behold a number of young rustics at a fair, courting and quarreling over a pretty girl, like birds at one of their places of assemblage, he would be able to infer that she had the power of choice only by observing the eagerness of the wooers to be please her, and to display their finery.

Next step is to behold his hypocrisy.

How beautiful it is to behold shimmering gold in the evening sun.

The visionary's goal was to behold the divine throne situated on its chariot.

What a beautiful vision this is to behold.

But his eyes were dreadful to behold.

Their pride, pleasure and gratitude were wondrous to behold.

Its pies were lovely to behold — and insipid to eat.

It was agonising to behold.

Balitik was something to behold.

The Eastern sector was depressing to behold.