seek the hand of
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A gracious loser, he went off to seek the hand of Ferguson, the ultimate winner in English soccer for the past two decades.
From New York Times • May 9, 2011
Surely, you would not seek the hand of one who does not love you!
From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Ballou, Maturin Murray
On their return, when the enemy was put to flight, the expected ambassadors from Greece arrived at court, to seek the hand of Melior, which was readily granted by her father.
From The Red Romance Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)
Together the father and son set forth to their home, crowded with the suitors who, believing Odysseus dead, have come to seek the hand of Penelope.
From The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest by Vandercook, Margaret
In 1581 he acted as secretary to the duc d’Alen�on 110 when that prince came over to England to seek the hand of Queen Elizabeth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
