Baptized Jews, who had been glad to disencumber themselves of their Judaism, shared in these feelings of aversion.
Let them disencumber themselves of all that doubtful argument, derived from man being supposed to be swayed by the most powerful motive.
But first you had better seek your chamber, and disencumberyourself of this armour, which, though very splendid, must be very heavy.
I could disencumber myself of my fetters, except my neck collar and its pendent chain.
So I could disencumber myself of most of my fetters, and sleep in ease.
The remainder of my chains I could disencumber myself of at pleasure.
I could disencumber myself of my fetters, except my neck-collar and its pendent chain.
The lieutenant, Sonntag, provided false handcuffs so wide that Trenck could easily draw his hands out, and he was soon able to disencumber himself at pleasure of all his other chains except the neck-iron.
The first step was to disencumber her decks of the long range of upper cabins, thus materially increasing her buoyancy as a sea-boat, and diminishing the area exposed to the enemy's shot and shell.
He therefore very complacently and coolly began to disencumber himself of this detestable article of the tailor's skill.
His object was to effect the separation of the two parts of the wreck, to disencumber the half which remained firm, to throw overboard what the waves had seized, and thus share the prey with the storm.
He made heavy Romanesque piers, and simultaneously he essayed to disencumber the pavement by employing the corbel, or side bracket.
As late as 1800, a project was abroad to disencumber the soil of France of "these overcharged façades with their multitude of indecent and ridiculous figures.
His first act was to disencumber himself of his tattered coat; he then filled and lighted his pipe, and stretched himself full-length on the open hillside, as if to bleach in the fierce sun.
I now entreated the men to disencumber themselves of a portion of the loads which they were attempting to carry.
Disencumber yourselves,” He thus commands them, “of all attachment to this world and the vanities thereof.
