He was importuned for tobacco, drink, and money, and he judged that his begging companions consisted of an American tramp, an Austrian, a negro, and a German.

To this he was importuned on all sides.

We may apply to well-meaning, but misjudging persons in particulars of this nature, what Giannone said to a monk, who wanted what he called to convert him: "Tu sei santo, ma tu non sei filosofo"It is an unhappy circumstance that one might give away five hundred pounds in a year to those that importune in the streets, and not do any good.'

He declareth against fish, the turbot being smallyet suffereth himself to be importuned into a slice against his first resolution.

But, madam, I must beg of your ladyship not to be so importune to my fresh calamity as to mention Nutbrain any more.

Glidden was importuning with expressive hands and swift, low utterance.