ask in marriage
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Sidi Ali Ghaiath-ed-Din said to the King of Perlak, "That one of your daughters who is seated above is the one I ask in marriage for my master, your son."
From Malayan Literature by Various
Was it likely that he would ask in marriage the hand of one of the young heiresses of Storm?
From Kildares of Storm by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein
She consulted Onund concerning her kinsman Olaf, for whom she wished to ask in marriage Alfdis of the Barra Isles, the cousin of Onund's wife Aesa.
From Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga by Unknown
The father goes to Venice to ask in marriage for his son the daughter of the Doge.
From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob
Marchesa Guinigi, hereditary Governess of Lucca, and Countess of the Garfagnana, I am come to ask in marriage the hand of your niece, Enrica Guinigi.
From The Italians by Elliot, Frances
