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Truly by mere babbling are we uttering these thy praises and excellences; but we suppliantly pray thy immense sweetness.

From Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary by Tyler, James Endell

As she spoke she rose, and walking softly up to him where he sat, kneeled at his knees and held out suppliantly a little bag of white silk tied with crimson.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. by Various

Then suppliantly she lifted not only her face, but also her hands.

From The Secret of the Storm Country by Hitchcock, Lucius W.

"If you don't take any more wine, Mr. Meek, we may as well go upstairs; eh, Harcourt?" and he looked suppliantly at his friend.

From The Bertrams by Trollope, Anthony

The Mother, alarmed at the danger of her offspring, flew up, and suppliantly entreated him to spare her young ones.

From The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas)