Now their cause was Espoused by a man of culture, who had allied himself with their natural leaders, and was returned, with the deep and steady fire of a zeal which forty years of silence could not quench, to assert the rights of Israel as an independent people.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
As he expected, my father at once Espoused my cause, and assured me I should see my children; "for," added he, "Mr. Packard knows it will not do for him to refuse me."
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
When at last I saw my son again, I found him grown up, and in his first words he told me boldly that he had Espoused his mother's cause, and that he withdrew altogether from his vow of vengeance against Sir Geoffrey Kynaston.
"The New Tenant"
E. Phillips Oppenheim