Hear him call piteously his father's name; see him clutch his fingers as he shrieks for his sister -- his only sister, the twin of his soul -- now weeping for him in his distant home! ❋ Anna Kelsey Howard (N/A)
Then in his throbbing head there was a question that kept on repeating itself -- that cry he had last heard as of someone calling piteously, something about his father, and who could it be? ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)
But the scene was suddenly changed; a quick step came round the hot-house; the birds flew away, and the mother called piteously to her child to follow. ❋ Gustav Freytag (1855)
The sight of her suffering agonized him beyond expression, but he took her hands -- he pressed them, for they were icy cold -- he called piteously on her name. ❋ Charles Reade (1849)
For a while he was satisfied that his skull was fractured, and at least seven of his ribs driven in; and, as M'Bride came up, he called piteously to him to examine and see if his brains were not oozing out. ❋ Unknown (1847)
The unhappy boy was extended on the bed, in a raging fever; ever and anon he called piteously upon his father, then he cried out that Dunstan was pursuing him, driving him into the pit, then he cried -- "Father, I did not murder thee; not I, thy son! nay, I always loved thee in my heart. ❋ Unknown (1863)
I heard my aunt call piteously from behind, but then my uncle said, “Swanle!” — ❋ Tan, Amy (1989)
Dragging his fragile-looking damp wings on the ground, he began to lunge this way and that, calling piteously, while the adult dragons crooned encouragement, reinforced by Ramoth's half-hum, half-howl. ❋ McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- (1979)
He listened intently -- surely he heard a soft sweet voice calling piteously through the wind. ❋ T. Everett Harr�� (N/A)
He continued delirious and his mind dwelt upon his recent trials, at one moment struggling against unseen enemies and the next calling piteously upon his brother ❋ Milton Goldsmith (N/A)
Sara gave a heart-rending cry, which reached Morton and the doctor, now hurrying up the stairs; and when they entered she was calling piteously upon the little one with every loving term her tongue was used to. ❋ Fannie E. Newberry (N/A)
Immediately afterward he was heard calling piteously: ❋ Silas K. Boone (N/A)
The last of the crew was the ship's boy, who, just as he cast off the fastenings by which he was lashed to the rigging, managed to seize the jib sheet, which was hanging over the side, and called piteously to the captain to save him. ❋ Thomas Stanley Treanor (N/A)
He called her piteously, catching the limp body to him. ❋ Mary Grant Bruce (1918)
A strong man from the far side of the barn calling piteously on ❋ D. H. Parry (1915)
When dawn came there were more dead bodies round about, and some wounded who called piteously for help. ❋ Talbot Mundy (1909)
These last called piteously for water, and gazed with longing eyes at the limitless expanse of the lake, so near at hand and yet so hopelessly remote. ❋ Kirk Munroe (1890)
At last he went away, although for a time he beat loudly upon the shutter, and called piteously for Evander. ❋ Pseud. Charles Egbert Craddock (1885)
[The dog] begged piteously as [she ate] her meat [supper]. ❋ Giggirl2005 (2017)
