Yea, though you do prefer Christ's interest in the main, you must carefully take heed of stepping into any forbidden way, and espousing any interest of your own or others, which is contrary to the laws or interest of Christ.
Upon which Father Robinet replied, that since the King forced him to it, he would confess that nobody either in France or Spain doubted but that he would do Madame des Ursins the honour of espousing her.
My child is right in espousing the Candidate's cause, but her manner of doing so I cannot approve.
You are very kind in thus espousing my cause, Herr von Osternau," Egon interposed.
His retention by a man to defend a lawsuit did not prevent him from throwing it up in its most critical stage if he believed he was espousing an unjust cause.
McClernand, James Shields, and others prominent in the subsequent history of the State, were equally as earnest in espousing the cause of improvement, and sharing with him the glory that attended it.
We said that Mr Fitzarthur's conduct in espousingthis long-unseen mistress of his fancy, was not quite so extraordinary and wild as it appeared.
As for Kioram, that city had declared for our cause, and the governor was overjoyed to know that the victory of the Polar King had resulted in the entire fleet espousing the cause of Lyone.
One of the daughters, the elder of the two, probably under the mother's influence, angered her father by espousing the English cause and marrying a Captain Brown, a British officer on duty at Boston.
And then I painted in another picture Our Lady with the Infant Christ in her arms, who is espousing the Virgin-Martyr S.
She even went so far as to give him hopes of espousing her, after her marriage with Bothwell should be dissolved on the plea of force; and she proposed this expedient to the regent, who rejected it.
Many saw their children and relatives espousing opposite sides; and with ardent feelings of loyalty in their hearts, were forced to weep over the miseries of their families and neighbors.
It was necessary for Mr. Ferguson to take part with one or the other; and he decided according to the prejudices natural to his birth, by espousing the royal cause.
Mighty sovereign," replied I, "my wish is to become thy relation by espousingthat precious gem of the casket of beauty, thy incomparable daughter.
I then stood up, saying, "My lord, I am desirous of espousing the chaste lady your daughter, more precious than the richest gem.
Espousing the principles of Arnold, they required that the Pope, as spiritual head of the Church, should confine himself to the administration of spiritual affairs; and they committed to a senate the supreme direction of civil affairs.
As a reward she demands the hand of Bertram de Roussillon, who, espousing her against his will, leaves for Florence in disgust.
To do this you must legitimise her birth, and the only means by which that can be achieved is by espousing the Countess Macgregor.
Paul and the Doctor were diametrically opposed to each other in opinion; the former declaring for an immediate appeal to arms, and the latter was warmly espousing the policy of pacific measures.
Beginning with the first invasion of the Iroquois territory by Champlain, in 1609, already mentioned, under the plea of espousing the side of his friends and allies, the Hurons and Algonquins, other like enterprises were later pursued.
By this time the Westphalian recovered the use of his tongue, and with many threats and imprecations, desired they would take notice how falsely he had been aspersed, and do him justice inespousing his claim to the damsel in question.
You are getting into such a state of disgust with your books, that you'll end by espousing Mother Bobbery, you unfortunate victim of political ideas.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "espousing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
