dissever

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They are now indeed a peaceful people; severe as are the hardships of their condition, they are, in the main, contented with it; and nothing short of necessity can dissever them from their dear mountains.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John

To dissever them without injury to the written spaces was by no means easy.

From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Brown, Charles Brockden

For though he was the enemy of my race and my country, yet I loved him with such a love that nothing could dissever my heart from him.

From The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh by Tynan, Katharine

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

We met each other, as when waters meet In long continued shock, and muttering, sweet Confusion mixed in unity complete    That changing time may not dissever;    One in love and one for ever.

From My Beautiful Lady. Nelly Dale by Morley, Henry