 | 874 pages
...to be my witnesses, that I Francis Smith, take this our dear sister Elizabeth Toone to be my lawful wife, promising through divine assistance to be unto her a faithful and loving husband, till it shall please the Lord by death to separate us. And then and there in the said assembly, she... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1835 - 462 pages
...desire to be my witnesses, I take this my welbeloved and most esteemed friend Sarah Bunce to be my Wife, promising through divine assistance to be unto her a faithful and loving husband until death seperates. And then and there, in the said Assembly, the said Sarah Uuncedid, in like manner,... | |
 | New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1955), Society of Friends. New York Yearly Meeting - Society of Friends - 1839 - 162 pages
...of said Society, held at and the said AB taking the said FG by the hand, did on this solemn occasion declare, that he took her to be his wife ; promising,...to be unto her a faithful and loving husband, until separated by death, or words to that effect ; and then the said FG did, in like manner, declare, that... | |
 | Annie Barclay (fict. name.) - 1852 - 240 pages
...right hand of his affianced wife, says audibly, " Friends, I take this my Friend Ann Barclay, to be my wife, promising, through divine assistance, to be unto her a faithful and affectionate husband, until it shall please the Lord by death to separate us." He ceased, and Annie's... | |
 | Madeline Leslie - American literature - 1855 - 420 pages
...the hand, saying, " In the presence of this assembly, I take this my friend Elizabeth Estes to be my wife, promising through divine assistance to be unto her a faithful and affectionate husband until death shall separate us." Then Elizabeth in a sweet voice which she vainly... | |
 | Horatio Gates Jones - 1858 - 244 pages
...fifty-nine, in an assembly for that occasion met : And the said William Lavering taking the said Martha Daves by the hand, Did in a solemn manner openly declare that he took her to be his loving wife, promising by the Lord's Assistance to be unto her a faithful and loving Husband untill... | |
 | Edward L. Miles - Society of Friends - 1859 - 130 pages
...when the former said, in a distinct and audible voice, " Friends, I take this my friend, AB, to be my wife, promising, through Divine assistance, to be unto her a faithful and affectionate husband, until it shall please the Lord by death to separate us." The woman then said... | |
 | American periodicals - 1864 - 588 pages
...of the committee, the group on the facing Beat arose, and Abel, taking Rachel by the hand, promised, through Divine assistance, to be unto her a faithful and loving husband until it should please the LORD by death to separate them. The hush was intense, when, in a low, clear voice... | |
 | Madeline Leslie - 1869 - 426 pages
...the hand, saying, " In the presence of this assembly, I take this my friend Elizabeth Estes to be my wife, promising through divine assistance to be unto her a faithful and affectionate husband until deuth shall separate us." Then Elizabeth in a sweet voice which she vainly... | |
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Ann by the hand Did in a Solemn Manner Openly Declare that he took her to be his Wife Promising through Divine Assistance to be unto her a faithful and... 
