go in quest of

Example Sentences

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To replace her, the father of the gods was obliged to go in quest of another cup-bearer.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

Here they drink Tea, or play a Game at Ombre, or Quadrille, and afterwards go in quest of a Supper.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

He needed powder and balls; he proposed to go in quest of them to-morrow also.

From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente

He could see an illuminated clock down the street, and he resolved that when the hand reached the hour he would defy Adrian's order and go in quest of him.

From The Game and the Candle by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)

Joseph considered it incumbent on him to resume his hat and go in quest of his "boss."

From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)