pr'ythee

_Sir G. _ No matter, I'll excuse it; pr'ythee, Marall, watch an occasion to invite my nephew

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810

To stuff it out; cook it any way -- pr'ythee, leave me.

The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810

_ I pr'ythee now, lead the way without any more talking.

Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Charles Herbert Sylvester

TURNER -- You cannot, it is as well; pr'ythee sit down, dear Mall, sit thee down good child, all will be well.

State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) Harry Lushington Stephen 1902

Nay, pr'ythee, Sir Charles, let's have a little of thee.

The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Edward Robins 1902

With these forc'd thoughts, I pr'ythee, darken not

Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters Hudson, H N 1872

"Nay, pr'ythee, friend," replied the Fox, "if you wish me well, do not stand pitying me, but lend me some succour as fast as you can; for pity is but cold comfort when one is up to the chin in water, and within a hair's breadth of starving or drowning."

Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse Various 1865

I pr'ythee tell Gayferos that you have seen my woe;

Mediaeval Tales Henry Morley 1858

With these forc'd thoughts, I pr'ythee, darken not

Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Henry Norman Hudson 1850

Even so, dear reader, pr'ythee suffer a serious sort of author sometimes to take off his wig and spectacles, and condescend to think of such minor matters as the toilet and its still-recurring duties.

An Author's Mind : The Book of Title-pages Martin Farquhar Tupper 1849