ask for the hand of
Example Sentences
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Prince Godfrey had wished to ask for the hand of Yvonne, but she, knowing her father's iron will, begged him to delay.
From The Green Forest Fairy Book by Brady, Loretta Ellen
"Suppose he ask for the hand of our daughter."
From The Good Time Coming by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
One day the king sent Good to Ceylon to ask for the hand of the daughter of the King of Ceylon.
From Twenty-Two Goblins by Ryder, Arthur William
A week before this, Andreas Döderlein, confidently expecting that Herr Weisskopf would ask for the hand of his daughter, had borrowed a thousand marks from him.
From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson
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
