solicited

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Solicited by me, O fool, thou didst not, from avarice, give the Pandavas their paternal share, acting according to the counsels of Shakuni!

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Contributions earnestly Solicited on behalf of the above Orphanage, now sheltering, caring for and training over 120 Orphan Destitute Girls—some of whom are infants only a few months old. 

From Cities of the Dawn by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)

Solicited incessantly by the considerations affecting its fears and desires, the human mind turns naturally away from the marvellous side of events.

From Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard by Conrad, Joseph

Solicited on all sides, Louis at last yielded.

From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)

A magnificent work entitled "Solicited Relics of Japanese Art" is issuing from the press, in which there is a large number of chromo-xylographic and collotype reproductions of the best specimens of ancient Japanese art.

From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Gulick, Sidney Lewis