dissever

Example Sentences

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But the check is for a time—the gap and chasm does not dissever.

From Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by Church, R. W. (Richard William)

But all her childish reasoning could not dissever the two.

From Olive A Novel by Bowers, G.

And neither the artists in circles above, Or critics who view the débris, 52Can ever dissever the Nude from the Stairs, For both are so hobble-de-gee, So hobble-de-wobble-de-gee!

From The Re-echo Club by Wells, Carolyn

He then corded it so firmly that it would require both industry and patience to dissever the several knots and twistings.

From The Buccaneer A Tale by Hall, S. C., Mrs.

Yet it is grievous to think, that in some instances a difference, which extended no further than to the outward polity of the Church, could dissever and almost alienate those whom grace had made one.

From London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. by Unknown