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Meanings of excite pity in anglès

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Usage of excite pity in anglès
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They were not a rabble to excite pity, by any means.
The Avalanche: A Mystery Story
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Why need I speak of the topics used to excite pity?
The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
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Many of these London boys dress themselves in rags on purpose to excite pity.'
'Me and Nobbles'
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Is he not wretched indeed who can excite pity here?
The Magic Skin
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Neither the tears of mothers, nor the cries of infants could excite pity or compassion.
American Prisoners of the Revolution
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He seeks to excite pity, and pleads for time.
Thrift
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Lastly, tragedy unites all these requisites to excite pity.
Aesthetical Essays of Friedrich Schiller
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Then one laughed, for death was too common a sight to excite pity or surprise, and said:
Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
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He felt a longing to tell somebody of his loss, to excite pity, to make himself interesting.
Original Short Stories — Volume 02
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HER attitude was one to excite pity rather than terror, in eyes not blinded by a preconceived notion.
The Cloister and the Hearth
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It should, moreover, imitate actions which excite pity and fear, this being the distinctive mark of tragic imitation.
The Poetics of Aristotle
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She ceased to sing in public; for she could not endure to excite pity, where she had formerly commanded admiration.
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -...
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But some times the accuser ought to seek to excite pity, and the advocate for the defence may aim at rousing indignation.
The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
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When he had partially recovered his composure he related his version of the story in a meek tone, no doubt hoping to excite pity.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons: Wesel, Sennelager, Klinge...
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Among Europeans power provokes antagonism, and weakness excites pity.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
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Their lineaments and their gait show forth a ghastly forlornness that excites pity and despair.
The Reconstructed School
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