exhorted

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Exhorted constantly by his father to follow Philip's example, he may well have lacked complete confidence in his own writing projects.

From The Guardian • May 20, 2013

Exhorted by Mao to "learn revolution by making revolution," the youthful Red Guard attacked "old customs" and destroyed ancient art and cultural works.

From Time Magazine Archive

Former Attorney General Alter of Pennsylvania: Exhorted his colleagues to the speedy preparation and adoption of a "model code" as planned by the Association's Committee on Law Enforcement.

From Time Magazine Archive

Exhorted Hurt: "If you ever plan to take a stand for moral decency, now is the time, while hundreds of thousands of others are moving in the same direction."

From Time Magazine Archive

Apparel also at his side they spread, Mantle and vest, and, next, the limpid oil Presenting to him in the golden cruse, Exhorted him to bathe in the clear stream.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William