6. Soon as the little ones chip the shell, Six wide mouths are open for food; Robert of Lincoln bestirs him well, Gathering seeds for the hungry brood..
"McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader"
William Holmes McGuffey
She bestirs herself a great deal, and is becoming very influential.
"Paris From the "Three Cities""
Emile Zola
Let us be wise as serpents; it is best to make hay when the sun shines; you see how the bee lieth still all winter, and bestirs her only when she can have profit with pleasure.
"The Works of John Bunyan Volume 3"
John Bunyan