"soliciting" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1848, “A house and its three tenants”, in The Dublin University Magazine, volume 32, page 162:",
          "text": "His wife added no timid solicitings to the advice of his well-wishers; for she saw he considered it his duty to remain, and be a sort of rallying point to the humble supporters of quiet and good order[…]",
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        "The act of one who solicits."
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