He would do no violence to a suppliant, no, not even if he were his own foe; since how irrational must it be to stigmatise robbers of temples as sacrilegious and yet to regard him who tears the suppliant from the altar as a pious person.英文原著 · 《Agesilaus》
ORESTES (staggering towards him from the couch) Behold the object of thy inquiry, Menelaus; this is Orestes. To the will I of mine own accord relate my sufferings. But as the prelude to my speech I clasp thy knees in suppliant wise, seeking thus to tie to thee the prayer of lips that lack the suppliant's bough; save me, for thou art arrived at the very crisis of my trouble. MENELAUS Ye gods! what do I see? what death's-head greets my sight? ORESTES Thou art right; I am dead through misery, though I still gaze upon the sun. MENELAUS How wild the look thy unkempt hair gives thee, poor wretch!英文原著 · 《ORESTES》
"Madame, if I should fall a victim to the boar--" he continued, with a suppliant air.英文原著 · 《A Woman of Thirty》
"You can lower your pistol, sir," said this person. "I do not claim to stay in your house against your will; but if I leave it, death is waiting for me at the barrier. And what a death! You would be answerable to God for it! I ask for your hospitality for two hours. And bear this in mind, sir, that, suppliant as I am, I have a right to command with the despotism of necessity. I want the Arab's hospitality. Either I and my secret must be inviolable, or open the door and I will go to my death.英文原著 · 《A Woman of Thirty》
(SCENE:-Before the temple of THETIS in Thessaly. ANDROMACHE, dressed as a suppliant, is clinging to the altar in front of the temple. The palace of Achilles is nearby.)英文原著 · 《Andromache》
PHAEDRA I do, for 'tis out of shame I am planning an honourable escape. NURSE Tell it, and thine honour shall the brighter shine. PHAEDRA Away, I do conjure thee; loose my hand. NURSE I will not, for the boon thou shouldst have granted me is denied. PHAEDRA I will grant it out of reverence for thy holy suppliant touch. NURSE Henceforth I hold my peace; 'tis thine to speak from now. PHAEDRA Ah! hapless mother, what a love was thine!英文原著 · 《Hippolytus》