go in quest of
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His own French speech-belt, also, was at his hunting-lodge, whither he must go in quest of it.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington
Having a good supply of the “milk of human kindness” within his breast, and a heart open to the distresses of his species, the traveller determined to go in quest of the afflicted fair.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
He could see an illuminated clock down the street, and he resolved that when the hand reached the hour he would defy Adrian's order and go in quest of him.
From The Game and the Candle by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)
At seven o’clock he put on his cap and started to lock up to go in quest of his missing comrade.
From The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
It is chiefly small countries, that are straitened for room at home, like Holland and England, that go in quest of foreign settlements....
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel
