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Entreating them to restrain their eagerness, he painted steadily on, finished his picture, sent it out by his servant, and received a small rouleau in return.

From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub

Entreating pardon, he said to him— "I have wronged you; forgive me."

From The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.) by Saintsbury, George

Entreating them to remain where they were till my father summoned them, I next went on deck to ascertain the worst.

From Twice Lost by Stanilard, C.J.

Entreating, she would have fallen at his feet if he had not caught her hands and stayed her.

From The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest by Liljencrantz, Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina)

Here, rich in hope and firm in faith, With tears, wrung hands and sighs, I've striven, The end of that far-spreading death Entreating from the Lord of Heaven!

From Faust by Taylor, Bayard