All 10 Uses of
beseech
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Not that Mrs. Tulliver's feeble beseeching could have had this feather's weight in virtue of her single personality; but whenever she departed from entire assent to her husband, he saw in her the representative of the Dodson family; and it was a guiding principle with Mr. Tulliver to let the Dodsons know that they were not to domineer over him, or—more specifically—that a male Tulliver was far more than equal to four female Dodsons, even though one of them was Mrs. Glegg.†
Chpt 2.2
- I think it was that her eyes were full of unsatisfied intelligence, and unsatisfied beseeching affection.†
Chpt 2.5 *
- "I wish it could be managed so as my teapot and chany and the best castors needn't be put up for sale," said poor Mrs. Tulliver, beseechingly, "and the sugar-tongs the first things ever I bought."†
Chpt 3.3
- But her eyes met Philip's, which were in this moment liquid and beautiful with beseeching love.†
Chpt 5.4
- "And you will like Maggie, sha'n't you?" she added, in a beseeching tone.†
Chpt 6.2
- "Good-bye," said Stephen, in a tone that had the same beseeching discontent as his eyes.†
Chpt 6.6
- Was it possible to quarrel with a creature who had such eyes,—defying and deprecating, contradicting and clinging, imperious and beseeching,— full of delicious opposites?†
Chpt 6.6
- Could she refuse sometimes to answer that beseeching look which she felt to be following her like a low murmur of love and pain?†
Chpt 6.13
- "Now, dearest," he added, turning toward her with a look that was half beseeching, "the worst part of your fatigue is over.†
Chpt 6.14
- "Remember what you felt weeks ago," she began, with beseeching earnestness; "remember what we both felt,—that we owed ourselves to others, and must conquer every inclination which could make us false to that debt.†
Chpt 6.14
Definition:
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(beseech) to ask strongly or beg for somethingeditor's notes: Beseech is common in classic literature. Though its usage has doubled in recent decades, it remains a rare word in modern writing.
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Beseech is similar to beg or entreat. Beg implies the request for a personal favor, while entreat implies an attempt to overcome resistance.