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The bell, of course, is a symbol for that clear-ringing innocence of which the colonists are self-deprived.

From Time Magazine Archive

The poor old fellow, once more cast upon his own resources, and self-deprived of the luxuries his wife's money had brought him, fell ill.

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson

After twenty minutes' conversation, I re-entered my own room, self-deprived of the means of living, self-sentenced to leave my present home, with the short notice of a week in which to provide another.

From The Professor by Brontë, Charlotte

Cowper's "Task," published in 1784, twice mentions the umbrella: "We bear our shades about us; self-deprived Of other screen, the thin umbrella spread, And range an Indian waste without a tree."

From Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 by Various

We bear our shades about us: self-deprived Of other screen, the thin umbrella spread, And range an Indian waste without a tree.

From Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) by Boswell, James