extort

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And who is this whose beauteous figure moves, Onward to meet the reeking form she loves; Whose noble mien—whose dignity of grace, Extort compassion from each gazing face?

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various

From the gods Extort the truth, or, if thou spare the gods, Force it from hell itself.

From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan

That Glory never shall his wrath or might 110 Extort from me.

From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John

Demand of lilies wherefore they are white, Extort her crimson secret from the rose, But ask not of the Muse that she disclose The meaning of the riddle of her might.

From Platform Monologues by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)

And he said unto them, "Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages."

From His Life A Complete Story in the Words of the Four Gospels by Barton, William Eleazar