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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

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 me, with touching expressions of humility and sorrow, to forgive his long silence, the writer appealed to my friendly remembrance of him.

From The Legacy of Cain by Collins, Wilkie

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, vowing constancy, and swearing That he would take her home.—He was forgiven; The thing conceal’d; and his vows credited.

From The Comedies of Terence by Colman, George