prier

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At length, after a weary day of far niente, when even le sommeil se faisait prier, we "hardened our hearts," and at nine p.m., as the gale seemed to slumber, we stood southwards.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

La Mort a des rigueurs � nulle autre pareilles: On a beau la prier; La cruelle qu'elle est se bouche les oreilles, Et nous laisse crier.

From Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance by Belloc, Hilaire

Au surplus, ton medecin connait-il la cause occasionnelle de ton mal?—Helas! non, une mauvaise honte m'a empeche de lui fairs une confession entiere.—Eh bien, il faut le prier de passer cher toi.

From The Physiology of Taste by Robinson, Fayette

But, papa, he said—ce Monsieur—he said that people go to church pour prier le bon Dieu.

From My Little Lady by Poynter, Eleanor Frances

But no doubt," the cunning old prier went on, with a smiling suavity in his voice—"but no doubt a man who knowth Edinburgh tho well as you will have a favourite blend of hith own.

From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas