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

However, let us go in quest of our fair hostess.

From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various

To replace her, the father of the gods was obliged to go in quest of another cup-bearer.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

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

Their instructions were to fight, if fight they must, to avoid fighting wherever possible, and in no case to go in quest of adventure.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert