" The poor betrothed bride dressed herself entirely in black, and when she thought of her future bridegroom, tears came into her eyes.
When the princess grew up she was betrothed to a prince who lived at a great distance.
His first betrothed heard of this, and fretted so much about his faithlessness that she nearly died.
Said the host, how can that be, when she already has a betrothed husband, and when the wedding is to be solemnized to-day.
Once he said to her, you are my betrothed, and yet you have never once paid me a visit.
When the betrothed couple went to church, the elder was at the right side and the younger at the left, and the pigeons pecked out one eye from each of them.
They were betrothed to each other; it was a private engagement that would never come out; they never would marry, the flea would remain a bachelor and the Professor a widower.
On Palm Sunday, after the sermon, the banns of marriage for the widow lady and her betrothed were to be published.
They were betrothed, and they have had their wedding; it is now a week ago.
The foremost among the nobles, Corfits Ulfeldt, is her betrothed.
No one on the opposite shore knew that the betrothed pair had gone over to the little island.
Alfred and Kæla were betrothed, which was a very natural result; and the betrothal was announced in the newspaper of the little town.
And in this manner many of the young ladies and gentlemen were betrothed to each other: it was, of course, what they wanted, and indeed what they lived for.
" He could no longer see the betrothed couple, nor the cheerful old people; but for a long time he could hear them rejoicing and singing.
There, before we parted, we were betrothed.
Ib said nothing; but before the time came for them to part, it became quite clear to him that Christina must be his wife: had they not even in childhood been called the betrothed?
" "My lover would be ready to give up his engagement," said the youngest, who was betrothed to a paver's hammer; and the hammer is the thing which drives great piles into the earth, like a machine, and therefore does on a large scale what ten maidens effect in a similar way.
They kissed each other, and were betrothed; and in the same moment the buds of the trees unfolded, and when the sun rose, the forest was green.
The pigeons had often cooed, not to say growled—the spiteful creatures; the sparrows had been frozen in winter and had lived merrily in summer: they were all betrothed, or married, or whatever you like to call it.
"My betrothed has spoken so very highly of you, my little lady," said the tame crow, "your life-history, Vita, as it may be called, is very touching.
