solicit charity
Example Sentences
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It is neither to solicit charity nor to complain to you, Mrs. Hepburn, of my past ill-treatment, that I sought an interview with you this morning.
From The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) by Moodie, Susanna
"Do you solicit charity, sir, for your friend?"
From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)
She does not speak to passers-by, nor does she ever solicit charity, but she accepts with grateful significance the silver and copper coins which are constantly dropped into her lap by a sympathetic public.
From The Pearl of India by Ballou, Maturin Murray
These ruinous huts seemed to solicit charity from passers-by; and on very small provocation we should have given alms for the relief of the poor inmates.
From A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Verne, Jules
I am wretched, since I thus solicit charity, and am abandoned by all the world.'
From On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions by Felton, Samuel
