bondman

Example Sentences

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One who is absent wishes to free his bondman in the assembly.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix

In each case, “whatsoever one may do that is good, this he will receive from the Lord, whether he be a bondman or a freeman.”

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

He has been so long a bondman, the irons have cut so deeply into his flesh, that on first coming out into God's good light he staggers blindly as one drunk.

From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda

A fire was indeed coming—was already kindled—which was to set the bondman free: and God was in the fire.

From Cudjo's Cave by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)

But brutes are more loyal than human beings: often, very often, Bruna seeks my little maid and Zercho the bondman.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix