take in marriage
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Napoleon replied: "I declare that I take in marriage Her Imperial and Royal Highness Marie Louise, Archduchess of Austria, here present."
From The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise by Arthur Léon, baron Imbert de Saint-Amand
Yet you shall have a marriage gift to this girl, whom I myself will take in marriage: you shall give a hundred head of cattle.
From Nada the Lily by Henry Rider Haggard
Furthermore, he induced the Marquis of Este to take in marriage a daughter of Alberico da Romano.
From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by John Addington Symonds
She answered: "I declare that I take in marriage His Majesty the Emperor and King, Napoleon, here present."
From The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise by Arthur Léon, baron Imbert de Saint-Amand
Nothing could have been more fortunate, except, perhaps, the son's next move, which was to take in marriage the daughter of Richardson, the owner of a well-known lottery-office.
From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 by Philip Wharton
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