set at large
Example Sentences
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Her father hears how she is bested; and, her innocence being established, causes her to be set at large; but she, being minded to tarry no longer in the world, becomes a nun.
From The Decameron, Volume I by Rigg, J. M. (James Macmullen)
We encamped near the rancho of a friendly Californian—the man who was taken prisoner the other day and set at large.
From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin
So all are pardoned, and all set at large.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Once more, O Trent! along thy pebbly marge ��A pensive invalid, reduced and pale, From the close sick-room newly set at large, ��Woos to his wan worn cheek the pleasant gale.
From The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas by White, Henry Kirk
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
