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She supplicates for mercy in an aria of tender beauty, which leads up to a strong sextet.

From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

I am resolved this poor man shall have the benefit of a good meal for once, which he supplicates for in the name of God.

From Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society by Crooke, William

When one supplicates to his Lord, turns to Him and seeks bounty from His Ocean, this supplication brings light to his heart, illumination to his sight, life to his soul and exaltation to his being.

From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by Esslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)

He supplicates his nobles in the disaffected provinces to meet him at Mayence; but his earnest prayers are disregarded.

From The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century by Miles, George Henry

The man who supplicates the fiercest tyrant only does so because he supposes that a fibre of goodness may still vibrate in that savage heart.

From The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism by Downton, Henry