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Importuned, therefore, by entreaties, and instigated by the curiosity which Monmouth’s mysterious expressions, and Sheldon’s story, had excited, he consented, though with a fixed determination to show no mercy. 

From History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second by Morley, Henry

Importuned by my entreaties, he consented; and, having lent me his clothes, he put on mine, which fit him as if they had been made for him.

From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

Importuned for help, the National League on Urban Conditions among Negroes supplied these planters with respectable southern blacks who met this unusual demand for labor in Connecticut.

From Negro Migration during the War by Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay)

Importuned for an explanation, Cookie arose from his devotional posture and put the portentous query: "Mistah Vane, sah, be dey any propah coffin-wood on dis yere island?"

From Spanish Doubloons by Kenyon, Camilla

Importuned for a speech, he made a few remarks to the children, and the fact was published in the papers.

From Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? by Remsburg, John B.