espousal

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The Espousal of the Rat’s Daughter 171 23.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace

The Mystery is that of an Unbloody Sacrifice once and perpetually offered and also of Divine Espousal.

From The Gnôsis of the Light by Lamplugh, F.

In 1716 Gay paid a second visit to Devonshire, and during the year he composed the "sober eclogue," "The Espousal," which probably arose out of a suggestion of Swift.

From Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) by Melville, Lewis

No impediment being alleged, the Espousal or Betrothal follows.

From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous

Gay wrote "The Espousal, a sober Eclogue, between two of the People called Quakers."

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 04 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 2 by Swift, Jonathan