bind oneself
Example Sentences
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But it is, perhaps, better to bind oneself.
From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
It would be no use to bind oneself to do a variety of things which may not be required.
From The Geneva Protocol by Miller, David Hunter
To hold material things either in community or severalty was in either case to bind oneself to the evil principle.
From Mediaeval Socialism by Jarrett, Bede
To bind oneself to live with a man when perhaps we have ceased to care for him; it’s hideous.”
From All Roads Lead to Calvary by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
What folly, then, to say that it is unlawful to bind oneself by promises of this kind, since it is lawful to be good—the only thing that is lawful!
From Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals by Stapleton, John H. (John Henry)
