bondman
Example Sentences
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A fire was indeed coming—was already kindled—which was to set the bondman free: and God was in the fire.
From Cudjo's Cave by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
But brutes are more loyal than human beings: often, very often, Bruna seeks my little maid and Zercho the bondman.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
The scriptural Joseph had been sold as a bondman into Egypt; this little Joseph seemed to have been brought into the world to be a slave.
From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
One who is absent wishes to free his bondman in the assembly.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
It allowed the bondman a large amount of leisure, or time which he need not devote to his master's service; 2.
From Three Prize Essays on American Slavery by Baldwin, A.C.
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