disburden

Example Sentences

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There is nothing that doth disburden the soul so of care and anxiety, nothing doth rid a man of so many perplexities and troubles, as this way.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

I mention this to you once for all to disburden my mind, and I do not wish to hear or say more about it.

From Robert Burns Famous Scots Series by Setoun, Gabriel

Afterwards you seek to disburden from its portion of the tax, first one article of industry, then another, then a third; always adding to the burden of the mass of society.

From What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader by Bastiat, Frédéric

"Then," said Sandford, "as this must be the last time they are mentioned, I must now take the opportunity to disburden my mind of a charge"— "What charge?" cried Lord Elmwood, morosely interrupting him.

From A Simple Story by Strachey, G. L.

He seized the propitious moment to disburden his soul.

From Our Own Set A Novel by Schubin, Ossip