disburden
Example Sentences
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It was evident that Sir Ratcliffe had something on his mind of which he wished to disburden himself; and it was equally apparent that Glastonbury was unwilling to afford him an opportunity.
From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
Afterwards you seek to disburden from its portion of the tax, first one article of industry, then another, then a third; always adding to the burden of the mass of society.
From What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader by Frédéric Bastiat
"Nay, daughter, thou art troubled; the quick flush—the startled eye—the timid aspect—thou dost need to disburden thy heart!"
From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Jonathon Holt Ingraham
But what is thy will, friend, that thou seemest in waiting for me, to disburden thyself of something?
From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by J. Fenimore Cooper
He renewed his inquiries; my heart was full, but how to disburden it I knew not.
From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Charles Brockden Brown
