go in quest of

Example Sentences

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Here they drink Tea, or play a Game at Ombre, or Quadrille, and afterwards go in quest of a Supper.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

Sir Percival said, "I have no news," and he said, "Do you still go in quest of that noble and gentle knight your brother?"

From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard

The first thing after getting dressed was not to call my servant, as you might suppose, but to go in quest of letters.

From James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports by Gilmour, James

We did not always go in quest of the wide-ranging stag.

From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne

In truth, he had that very day concluded the sale of his estate; and was now free to go in quest of a new home—to whatever part of the world where it might be found.

From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Reid, Mayne