mariage de convenance
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With them it very seldom began with love, or even with direct personal choice, but was in most instances entirely a mariage de convenance and arranged for them as such.
From Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)
Later on he effectually thwarted Zygmunt's desire to join in the rising of 1830, and by his persistence forced him into a reluctant mariage de convenance.
From Kościuszko A Biography by Gardner, Monica M. (Monica Mary)
"It would be nothing worse than a mariage de convenance," said Uncle William.
From The Hero by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
If this be regarded as a veritable mariage de convenance, it should suit you admirably and the general as well.”
From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by Winter, William West
Our system is, in fact, gradually becoming a clumsy compromise between the mariage de convenance and the mariage d'amour, with most of the disadvantages, and very few of the advantages, of either.
From Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) by Calhoun, Lucia Gilbert
