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  • And on the other hand, the mountaineers making only now and then a razzia, or storming a krepost, have been contented to allow the enemy the quiet enjoyment of his prison-houses along the line, on the condition of his not leaving them.

    Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia John Milton Mackie

  • The words of the Prophet ground themselves into his very soul, with regard to the miserable wanderers of our streets: "This is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes and hid in prison-houses; they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."

    The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons A Book For Parents, And Those In Loco Parentis Ellice Hopkins

  • Likewise of the colored inhabitants of this land it may be said, -- "This is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses; they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • -- "This is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses; they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • Because conscience does make cowards of them all -- because they know the accursed system they are upholding will not bear the light -- because they fear, if these petitions are discussed, the abominations of the American slave trade, the secrets of the prison-houses in Washington and Alexandria, and the horrors of the human shambles licensed by the authority of Congress, will be exposed to the score and indignation of the civilized world.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • Likewise of the colored inhabitants of this land it may be said, -- "This is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses; they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • The vision of God has reached them even in their prison-houses; and it has broken their chains and they have begun to move toward Him.

    The Ascent of the Soul Amory H. Bradford

  • Various philosophers have tried to satisfy the desire for light on the question of the origin of personality; but Jesus has told us how, being here, we may break our prison-houses and rise into the full freedom and glory of the children of God.

    The Ascent of the Soul Amory H. Bradford

  • Likewise of the colored inhabitants of this land it may be said, -- "This is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses; they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • Likewise of the colored inhabitants of this land it may be said, -- "This is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses; they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

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