ask for the hand of
Example Sentences
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‘My son has sent me to ask for the hand of the princess,’ said she.
From The Orange Fairy Book by Various
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
I have come here to ask for the hand of your daughter.
From Modern Icelandic Plays Eyvind of the Hills; The Hraun Farm by Schanche, Henninge Krohn
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
He could not bring himself to reply that he had come to ask for the hand of Stepan's sister-in-law Kitty, though that was really his errand.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
