ask for the hand of
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One day the king sent Good to Ceylon to ask for the hand of the daughter of the King of Ceylon.
From Twenty-Two Goblins by Ryder, Arthur William
"I am here to ask for the hand of your niece, Miss Rawson, as she is now free from other engagements, and with her full consent I desire to make her my wife."
From The Point of View by Glyn, Elinor
The content refers to an embassy sent from Egypt to ask for the hand of his daughter and to recognition of his conquests in Phœnicia.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
The ambassadors of the King of England meet those of the King of Brittany to ask for the hand of Ursula.
From The Venetian School of Painting by Phillipps, Evelyn March
Madame de Portenduere went this morning to Rouvre to ask for the hand of Mademoiselle Clementine for her son.
From Ursula by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
