solicited
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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 on all sides, Louis at last yielded.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)
Solicited by her confidential friend, Miss Belrose, to confide her affliction, she only answered: 'Oh! my Johnny G——'s gone for a soldier—to play billiards with him!
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
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
Solicited by suitors he always said, "I give" but never the words "I have not!"
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
