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Exhorted constantly by his father to follow Philip's example, he may well have lacked complete confidence in his own writing projects.

From The Guardian • May 20, 2013

Exhorted Hurt: "If you ever plan to take a stand for moral decency, now is the time, while hundreds of thousands of others are moving in the same direction."

From Time Magazine Archive

Exhorted to parade around Hyde Park, they squatted down as soon as they reached the greensward, exerted themselves no further than to join in chanting the British Hunger March.

From Time Magazine Archive

Exhorted by critics and editors to write a great novel, he confined himself to the bunts and singles of literature: short stories, song lyrics, sketches for Broadway comedies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Exhorted by Mesmer from a distance, the faithful toiled quietly on, that the name of their master might be exalted.

From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis