set at large

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"To beard the Devil in his den; To smite him with the strength of ten; To set at large the souls of men."

From Winning a Cause World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez

But even the convicted ruffian is to be set at large, under the system of time sentences.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

That, and none other, is the principle which predominates, and is set at large here.

From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia

But that Clare might have been set at large seems not to have occurred to those who in curiosity purchased his portrait.

From Poems Chiefly from Manuscript by Clare, John

He therefore established his character as a silent, doggedly well-behaved man; and in due time was set at large as a barber among the ticket-of-leave convicts at Hopetown.

From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by Hunter, William Wilson