disenthral
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Consider, too, how a holiday of action would disenthral the writer from the pettiness of cliques and coteries, with their pedantic atmosphere and false perspectives.
From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill
She almost thought that she would waltz at Mrs. Jones's ball; perhaps not with Captain De Baron; perhaps not with much energy or with full enjoyment; but still sufficiently to disenthral herself.
From Is He Popenjoy? by Anthony Trollope
Thee, gentle lady, did he disenthral: Ye shall for ever live and love, for all Thy tears are flowing.–
From Endymion A Poetic Romance by John Keats
Here he lurked until the brilliant attempt was made to disenthral his country by Mexia, in 1838.
We must disenthral ourselves, and then we shall save our country.
From Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections) by Abraham Lincoln
And, Sir, when these states, thus newly disenthralled and emancipated, assume the tone and bear the port of independence, what language and what ideas do we find associated with their newly acquired liberty?
From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Daniel Webster
Therefore it cannot deeply affect a disenthralled mind.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
There was more evidence against her than any tried at Salem; but the common mind disenthralled of the hideous delusion asserted itself, through the jury by a verdict of acquittal.
From The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad by F. A. (Freeland A.) Carter
Men and women danced for joy in the streets, and the song of liberation burst from the lips of the disenthralled multitude.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
Step by step I saw my constituents march up to my position, and the district at last completely disenthralled by the ceaseless and faithful administration of anti-slavery truth.
From Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 by George W. Julian
Clinton must have realized that, in a different sense and a different era, America faces the task of disenthralling itself, of shaking off the Hollywood stardust and facing facts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every humane consideration clusters to the policy of disenthralling the colored man, and of making him a being of power.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 by Various
It is said that he procured a solemn exorcism to be performed, in the hope of disenthralling and recovering his daughter.
From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 2 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
This was not only much more convenient than the old dress, but the change exerted a great influence in disenthralling the minds of the men from the influence of old ideas and associations.
From Peter the Great by Jacob Abbott
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