prythee
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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How now, Artesio? thy looks speak strong amazement; I am with child to hear the news: prythee, Be quick in the delivery.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
I thank thee, friend; But prythee, tell thy mistress Innocence knows no fear: 'tis for guilty souls To doubt their safety.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
Hark then, an' prythee hold by the table an' thou turn'st giddy.
From A Maid of Many Moods by Sheard, Virna
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
Thou art a piece of scurvy poet thyself; prythee, oblige the author, and give us a line or two in praise of his play.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
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