set at large
Example Sentences
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So all are pardoned, and all set at large.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
On the 21st of October, Matthieu is set at large, and is at liberty to go to Flamin,–he has begged the favor for himself–to announce to him his freedom and promotion at once....
From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul
Knock off the shackles which thy spirit bind To dust and sense, and set at large the mind!
From Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration by Steinmetz, Margaret Bird
Oh, Lanigan, is Reilly safe?—is he set at large?
From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
That, and none other, is the principle which predominates, and is set at large here.
From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia
