adjuration

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New York's volcanic little Mayor Fiorello Henry LaGuardia is paternally proud of his neat fleet of silver streamlined, street-cleaning trucks, which bear the adjuration: Our City�Yours and Mine�Keep It Clean.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then followed, in order to compel them to act, an adjuration introducing the mystical names, ‘those written at birth in their heart by their father and mother.’

From The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion by Leuba, James H. (James Henry)

Both set in with an adjuration, a vision.

From ?mile Verhaeren by Zweig, Stefan

And added: "This is but an intimation Of more wicked adjuration," while he pointed to the second entrance, the inscription over which read: "Arbour of Wicked Vows."

From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann

With this parting adjuration Mr. Hamlin turned over and tried to devote himself to his book.

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert