take in marriage
Example Sentences
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Napoleon replied: "I declare that I take in marriage Her Imperial and Royal Highness Marie Louise, Archduchess of Austria, here present."
From The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
There are many worthy men who would be proud to take in marriage the niece of the next consul; and with one of these you can live happily.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns
The objection that בעל, in the signification "to take in marriage" is construed with the Accusative only, is of no weight.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm
Yet you shall have a marriage gift to this girl, whom I myself will take in marriage: you shall give a hundred head of cattle.
From Nada the Lily by Haggard, Henry Rider
She answered: "I declare that I take in marriage His Majesty the Emperor and King, Napoleon, here present."
From The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
