To-day in the palace of Hanto-morrow I shall be espoused to a stranger.

Jaqueline of Luxemburg, Duchess of Bedford, had, after her husband's death, so far sacrificed her ambition to love that she espoused in second marriage Sir Richard Woodeville, a private gentleman, to whom she bore several children, and among the rest Elizabeth, who was remarkable for the grace and beauty of her person, as well as for other amiable accomplishments.

About the year 1157, king Henry took extraordinary precautions to conceal his intrigue from the knowledge of queen Eleanor, a woman, of wonderful spirit and penetration, to whom he had been espoused at the period of his accession to the throne, in 1155.

Singularities of less importance, are often espoused with more zeal than the weighty matters of God's law.

He said, "he wished to know the truth, in order that before he made up his mind, he might determine which he should espouse as offering the better prospect."

he is thy knight; Espoused from childhood: thou hast a claim upon him.