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Robert, a nephew of the first castellan, had wedded Edith, a concubine of Henry I. The rest of the story we may tell in the English of Leland.

From Stray Studies from England and Italy by Greene, John Richard

He loved her still, but his earthly treasurers were as meager as when she had wedded another.

From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Holt, Mathew Joseph

We had a quarrel, and he told me that he did not love me, even though he had wedded me, and I— Oh, the words drove me mad!

From Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain by Libbey, Laura Jean

It seems he had been wrecked on the northern coast of New Zealand in the days of long ago, and there he had lived with a Maori tribe, and had wedded a Maori spouse.

From Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay by Tetley, William C.

The name fairly took Bernardine's breath away, for it was the name bestowed upon her by the young man who had wedded and deserted her within an hour.

From Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Libbey, Laura Jean