ask for the hand of
Example Sentences
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When they were left alone, "M. de Charny," said he, "how dare you come here to ask for the hand of my sister?"
From The Queen's Necklace by Dumas père, Alexandre
Sir Henry de la Zouch would take advantage of to-day's festivity to ask for the hand of Doll.
From Heiress of Haddon by Doubleday, William E.
He had ridden up to ask for the hand of May, his darling.
From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard
Madame de Portenduere went this morning to Rouvre to ask for the hand of Mademoiselle Clementine for her son.
From Ursula by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
The ambassadors of the King of England meet those of the King of Brittany to ask for the hand of Ursula.
From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March
