And this fear of the dogs restrains multitudes from running off.
Good government it is that restrains the elements of tyranny and oppression, and introduces liberty into the world.
The law," says he, "which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow-citizens diminishes the natural liberty of mankind.
Released from the vigilant superintendence which now restrains them, they would infallibly be led from petty to greater crimes, until all life and property would be rendered insecure.
For the correctness of this exposition, an appeal is made to the restriction which immediately follows it, which restrains the right of the States to make anything but gold and silver a legal tender in the payment of debts.
It restrains his liberty, and makes him pay something, a mere penny in the pound, of his debt to the government; but it does not make him a chattel.
It restrains his liberty; it makes him pay something, a mere penny in the pound, of his debt to the government; but it does not make him a chattel.
When, however, Europeans have occasion to go out they have little reason to fear insult, as even in the Holee season they are regarded, if not with respect, at least with a dread which restrains the revellers.
It so far benefits those bound by it that it restrains them from some forms of evil, and secures mutual helpfulness, just as the close trade guilds of our own country did, of which we have happily got rid.
The liberty which men enjoy, enables them to see more of life and its experiences than women; they go wherever they please and no barrier restrains them; they test life in all its phases.
The said Act "Restrains them (the Five Nations) from a free Commerce with the Inhabitants of New-York.
The serpent (the American rattlesnake) restrains the water by coiling itself into a sac to hold up the rain and so prevent it from reaching the earth.
Captain Jack's men are anxious to be on the warpath; but the chief restrains them.
The chiefrestrains himself until he arrives at the tent used for guard-house, then he gives way to a tempest of passion, and, in true Indian style, declaims against the injustice of what he sees and feels.
I came prepared to do so, but the sight of your men restrains me.
The presence of Madonna here restrains me," he answered, with elaborate dignity.
When he restrains the wicked by inflicting upon them severe punishments and favours the righteous by bestowing rewards upon them, he is then said to assume the form of Yama.
The sages, O king, have declared that Dharma restrainsand set bounds to all evil acts of men.
If the king is clever in the transaction of business and restrains his senses, his kingdom endures.
That person who always protects the good and restrains the wicked deserves to become a king and to govern the world.
When the soul, by means of the mind, sufficiently restrains the rays that emanate from the senses, it is then that it becomes manifest (to the Understanding) like a lamp burning within a vessel that covers it.
Law, of course, restrains the individual; it is therefore opposed to his liberty at a given moment and in a given direction.
But, equally, law restrains others from doing with him as they will.
Among the former, public opinion is in the place of law, and restrains morals as powerfully as laws ever did any where.
He seems to regard the appointing power as originally and inherently in the executive, and as remaining absolute in his hands, except so far as the Constitution restrains it.
It restrains the liberty of the few offenders, that the many who do not offend may enjoy their liberty.
On these high questions of constitutional law, respect for my own character, as well as a solemn and profound sense of duty, restrains me from giving utterance to a single sentiment which does not flow from entire conviction.
But the influence of the Queen's memory sometimes restrains me and keeps me silent out of Christian charity.
It gives an outlet from sorrow, restrains wild desires, ripens and refines character, enables human beings to cooperate with God, and when well done, brings to life its consummate satisfaction.
How she reins him andrestrains him So his body scarce contains him While she fires him And inspires him!
The mark of a message from God is that it restrains and coerces and forbids and commands.
Nothing is more cruel than the weak indulgence which, when men are bringing a curse on themselves by their sin, 'restrains them not.
The liberty which men enjoy enables them to see more of life and its experiences than women; they go wherever they please, and no barrier restrains them; they test life in all its phases.
Last of all, it may be asked, in what consists the force which [p417] restrains population within this limit, which is itself movable?
The one is an absolute organic power when freed from all obstacle and all limitation /ab extra/--the other is the effective resulting force of this power combined with the aggregate of all the resistance which limits and restrains it.
And it is this principle which restrains within just limits the increase and distribution of population; each man acting under a sense of responsibility.
The law thus contributes to progress: The more rapidly it brings back the bad effect of the act upon the agent, the more surely it restrains the act itself.
The mother's confidences, the daughter's candour; every thing intimidates and restrains him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "restrains" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
