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The Princess? 'tis thy life the knowledge of it, Presumption that will draw into it all thy kindred, And leave 'em slaves and succourless; the Princess?

From The Mad Lover The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (3 of 10) by Beaumont, Francis

This poor wretch is deserted, dying, succourless; in these unhappy times, God knows how soon any or all of us may be in like want.

From The Last Man by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

All other parts hath left me succourless, Save only this.

From Cromwell by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)

Wallace is friendless and succourless; but cannot I supply to him the place of protector and nurse?

From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Brown, Charles Brockden

Such miserable events are of rare occurrence, but show how open, wild, and succourless the country still remains.

From The Open Air by Jefferies, Richard