espoused

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Nor were your faith One whit more firm to me if, neither side Espoused, you ceased from arms.

From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan

And, half in jest, half in sober sadness, He assured me that the sun Was a beautiful woman, who had for policy Espoused the old god of the sea.

From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

The Espoused is received into glory and crowned with the crown of everlasting life, exalted above angels, spirits, and men.

From Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

He loved the maid: Still young, he drew her to the fold of Christ; Espoused her three years later; died in war Ere three months passed.

From Legends of the Saxon Saints by De Vere, Aubrey

Espoused the royal cause in the Revolution; in 1777 a lieutenant in the Loyal Virginians, and in 1782 a captain in the Queen's Rangers.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various