prythee
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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Mr. Punch sings, sotto voce:— Begone, Dulcamara, I prythee begone from me!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 by Various
Stay, satyr, stay; you are too light of foot, I cannot reach your paces, prythee, stay.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
By the twinkle in his eye I fancy it is all right; and now he may whistle “Begone, dull care, I prythee begone from me.”
From Here and There in London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
So "gallop down the westlin skies," dear Sun, but, prythee, gallop back to-morrow!
From Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
Now if you will not explain yourself, I cannot understand you; but tell me, prythee, what he means by saying the heart is bound by cruel, spiteful bonds.
From The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the First An Ethical Poem by Williams, L.
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