I prithee take thy fingers from my throat; For, though I am not splenitive and rash, Yet have I in me something dangerous, Which let thy wisdom fear.
If thou canst recall any fine verse of this kind,' quoth the prince, 'I prithee let us hear it and keep the talk in vogue.
Thou hast made many houses for the dead; When my lot calls me to be buried, For love or pity, pritheelet there be I' th' churchyard made one tenement for me.
Dear Perenna, pritheecome And with smallage dress my tomb: Add a cypress sprig thereto, With a tear, and so Adieu.
I am zealless; prithee pray For my welfare, Julia, For I think the gods require Male perfumes, but female fire.
Prithee not smile, Or smile more inly, lest thy looks beguile My vows denounc'd in zeal, which thus much show thee That I have sworn but by thy looks to know thee.
Upon this we sat down to converse after I had set before him some sweetmeats; and I said to him, "O my master, prithee relieve me by telling me why thou eatest with thy left hand?
And prithee what may be the object of this assemblage?
To-day is the last of our task; prithee take courage and return.
Prithee heed it not," was the reply; "I care little thus early for thy confections.
Ask them, ask them, merchant's son, Prithee ask the six wise riddles.
Now I prithee never remove that ring from thy finger, for from that moment the friendship that now exists shall cease betwixt us.
So now I prithee ask thy boon that I may have the pleasure of granting it to thee.
Then Sir Lamorack said: "My brother, I prithee tell me who was that knight whom I chanced to overthrow but now?
Then Sir Ewaine said: "Now I prithee tell me where that path is that may bring me to this adventure and to-morrow I will part from you and will myself enter upon it.
Now I prithee come with me until I make an end of thy enchantment.
Then Sir Launcelot said to Sir Ewaine: "Messire, I prithee tell me how it is that you have come hither and are now dwelling here as the champion of this fountain.
Now I prithee tell me further concerning this adventure, and what will befall after I have bespoken that black herdsman of whom thou tellest.
I prithee stand and gaze about the sea: What seest?
But, Hal, I prithee trouble me no more with vanity.
Ned, prithee come out of that fat-room and lend me thy hand to laugh a little.
I prithee lend me this lantern to see my gelding in the stable.
So Percival said, "I pritheetell me what is this thing?
But he said to King Bagdemagus: "I prithee greet your daughter for me, and say to her that if ever she hath need of my services again let her send to me, and I will come to her even if it be to the end of the earth.
Unto him Percival made reply: "Thou tall man, I prithee tell me, which of these ladies present here is the Queen?
Now I prithee come with me and refresh thyself with me, so that I may give thee fitting thanks for all thou hast done, and so that I may reward thee in such a way as is fit for a king to reward a knight-champion such as thou art.
Now I prithee give me that ring upon thy finger, for I desire it a very great deal.
Prithee now, Go, and be rul'd; although I know thou hadst rather Follow thine enemy in a fiery gulf Than flatter him in a bower.
Prithee tell my master what a strange guest he has here.
I prithee now, sweet son, as thou hast said My praises made thee first a soldier, so, To have my praise for this, perform a part Thou hast not done before.
Austin, if thou meet the ghost again, prithee bid her come up to Selwick Hall and ask for Joyce Morrell, for I would give forty shillings to have a good talk with her.
But if I send thee an whole flock of sheep one day, and to Lettice the next an hundred ells of velvet, prithee be not astonied.
Prithee interpret, Ned," saith Father, "for that passeth my weak head.
I prithee now, lead the way without any more talking.
Prithee keep such trash for a fitter occasion, and let us consider what we are to do just now.
Prithee away with those frowns; they make your countenance look worse than nature made it?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prithee" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.