seek the hand of
Example Sentences
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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
"But Manners cannot seek the hand of so guileless a maiden as sweet Dorothy," interrupted the dismayed lover.
From Heiress of Haddon by Doubleday, William E.
Eric had not long been dead before wooers in plenty came to seek the hand of the rich dowager.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus
Do you seek the hand of my sister in marriage?”
From The Traitors by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
But perchance thou goest to seek the hand of the Princess?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-01 by Various
