set at large
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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
It is commonly three o'clock when I am thus set at large.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 by Burney, Fanny
Oh, such times!" he muttered in his beard; "here's this young upstart coming home, and teaches me that such dogs as I put in fetters are better set at large!
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns
The profe of all these I do reserue, as I haue often saide, to a conuenient boke, wherein they shall be all set at large.
From The Path-Way to Knowledg Containing the First Principles of Geometrie by Record, Robert
Rhetorike is like to the hand set at large, wherein euery part and ioint is manifeste, and euery vaine as braunches of trées Rhetorike. sette at scope and libertee.
From A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde by Rainolde, Richard
