Well, you see Harry, your ill luck befriends you; for I was resolved on presenting you to my friends and leaving the rest to its merits.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
"I told my case to my worthy landlady who still befriends me, and she helped me to get another lodging, but I had to procure a servant to fetch me my food; I could not summon up courage to have my meals in a coffee-house.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
But not deferr'd your joy so long, It bears an early date; Affliction's ready pay in hand, befriends our present state; What are the tears, which trickle down Her melancholy face, Like liquid pearl?
"The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2"
Edward Young