To clasp in friendship the hand of the enemy of his house, to entertain him under his roof, to exchange with him the courtesies and the kindness of domestic familiarity, was a degradation which his proud spirit could not be bent to without a struggle.

She fastened the clasp of her necklace.

Dorothea darted instantaneously from the window; Will followed her, seizing her hand with a spasmodic movement; and so they stood, with their hands clasped, like two children, looking out on the storm, while the thunder gave a tremendous crack and roll above them, and the rain began to pour down.

Mary's hands were clasped, and tears of happiness stood in her eyes as she gazed.

The mother clasped her baby to her breast.

Tom clasped his hands together.

Tom clasped his hands behind his head.

He held her hand in a firm clasp.

The clasp on this necklace is broken.

Then the Queen and her nymphs turned and saw standing before them Necile, with the sleeping infant clasped tightly in her arms and a defiant look in her deep blue eyes.