1558 examples of besought in sentences

What did me I, Sir (Life being sweet) but fall on my Knees, and besought his Gloriousness not to eat me, for I was no Fish, but a Man; he ask'd me of what Country, I told him of Naples; whereupon the Emperor overjoy'd ask'd me if I knew that most reverend and learned Doctor Baliardo, and his fair Daughter.

'For they prayed and besought the Lord.

And they besought him with a thousand arguments to return and choose again the better way.

On hearing these two things the two angels thanked me, and said, "As you are now meditating and writing concerning a love opposite to our conjugial love, and the opposite to that love makes our minds sad, we will depart;" and when they said, "Peace be unto you," I besought them not to mention that love to their brethren and sisters in heaven, because it would hurt their innocence.

The angels wondered at this, and besought the Lord that they might be allowed to look down into the world: they did so, and lo!

He wished the owners joy that so much was still remaining for them to do, and he besought them not to be in a hurry about it, but to keep for themselves for years to come the pleasures of shaping and improving.

She was flying up stairs to the child, but the physician besought her to remain where she was.

He could not give her any explanation; he besought her to have patience with him, and to go at once to see Ottilie.

She at once opened communication with Matthews, and besought his protection.

They therefore left him to his rage, and turning to the Heavenly Father, besought our Lord Jesus Christ that of His most sweet pity He would have mercy on her soul, and give her pardon for her sins.

This the good knight saw, so he besought her courteously to unloose his hands, that they might get them from the wood.

Hunnicott, at Gaston, was besought to gain time in the hearing by any and all means; and Loring was asked to authorize the risk of a rear-end smash-up.

Camille is besought by Duval père to leave her lover, whose prospects are ruined by the liaison.

As giving light upon indented servitude in the period it may be noted that many of those sent to Berkeley Hundred were described as "gentlemen," and that five of them within the first year besought their masters to send them each two indented servants for their use and at their expense.

He waltzed her down the hall and back, while she clutched wildly at her flapping flannel wrapper and besought him to think of her other boarders.

Elizabeth besought me, with all possible earnestness and affection, to "go to Mr. Hamlin's meeting."

While furnishing them with clothing, and assisting them in other ways, I besought the mother to give her heart to Jesus, knowing that he could keep her from falling.

The damsel was Herodias' daughter: She to the queen hastes, and besought her To teach her what great gift to name.

And they besought their men to shout, aloud at the tenth hour, lest a worse thing should befall.

Indeed, the Lady Ysolinde would have come out and watched with us, but I besought her to abide where she was.

So I besought the maids to retire again to their inner chamber, into which, at least, neither bullets nor arrows could penetrate.

Too late, Helene wept and besought her to hold her hand.

Some threw themselves desperately from the walls, others crowded to the gates, and through the bars besought our Prince's pledge that mercy would be shown them.

All that she wanted was to see him; she besought him not to condemn her irrevocably.

The poor woman secretly besought Isa not to leave her alone with Plausaby, and Isabel positively refused to go away from her bedside.

1558 examples of  besought  in sentences