intreats

Andrea assure himselfe, that his Golde and cloathes were past recovery, which mooving him to the mor impatience, his former intercessions became converted into furie, and what hee could not compasse by faire intreats, he intended to winne by outrage and violence: so that taking up a great stone in his hand, hee layed upon the doore verie powerfull strokes.

The Decameron 2004

More than once Mrs. Roche suggests going, but the widow intreats her to remain.

When the Birds Begin to Sing Harold Piffard

Adherbal intreats the senators by their children and parents, because Jugurtha has so criminally trampled on the sacred rights of the family.

C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino 86 BC-34? BC Sallust

_ But ere he renounces the world for ever, he intreats permission to take leave of those dear and illustrious persons, who once did not disdain to look upon him as their son.

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3

B. _ The Editor returns his hearty Thanks to those Gentlemen who have favoured him with their Letters, and intreats that they will be so good as to continue to communicate whatever they shall meet with of this Kind to the Publisher.

The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany Parts 2, 3 and 4 Maximillian E. [Commentator] Novak

He utters much to all men, though he sells but to a few, and intreats for his own necessities, by asking others what they lack.

Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters John Earle

He intreats that the indulgence prayed for by the learned Cowell may be accorded to his humble efforts.

A Love Story A Bushman

Although he well knows that the greatness of Rome is almost more to be admired in adversity than in prosperity, still, notwithstanding that, he has sent everything with which good and faithful allies can assist their friends in time of war, and he earnestly intreats the senate not to reject his offer.

The History of Rome, Vol. III 1905

She humbly intreats your hon'rs Justice That Returne be made of the said Plate and mony.

Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898

Army, which is not only in itself a species of intoxication occasioned by the fumes of tobacco, but, undoubtedly, occasions drinking and tippling by those who acquire the habit; and he intreats the Officers commanding Regiments to prevent smoking in the Mess Rooms of their several Regiments, and in the adjoining apartments, and to discourage the practice among the Officers of Junior Rank in their

The Social History of Smoking George Latimer Apperson 1897