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When every freeman's hand was set against education and knowledge and the gentry whom they held responsible for the disaster?
Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992
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Each time a candle was handed out, Dame Winslow placed a pebble in that freeman's cup.
Gentle Warrior Garwood, Julie 1985
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As the life of the colony expanded, modifications of this rule were made; in time, vote by proxy took the place of the freeman's presence at the Court of Election.
The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut Maria Louise Greene
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But long before we reach our second majority the piece of paper that "does the freeman's will as lightning does the will of God" will be placed in the hand of woman, and sin and impurity, like the shadows, will flee away.
Two Decades A History of the First Twenty Years' Work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York Georgeanna M. Gardenier
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These admitted inhabitants, armed with a certificate of good character from their town, presented themselves before the General Court as candidates for the freeman's franchise, and were admitted or not as the Court saw fit.
The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut Maria Louise Greene
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_We demand a constitution that shall separate the legislative, executive and judicial power, extend the freeman's oath to men who labor on highways, who serve in the militia, who pay small taxes, but possess no estates.
The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut Maria Louise Greene
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A stroke (p. 223) of the pen by the hand of the czar could set free millions of serfs, but all the czar's power stopped short of endowing the serf with the dignity and responsibility, which are the freeman's birthright.
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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The freeman's time was _his own_, and therefore he was to be remunerated for the loss of it.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
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His children were bondmen, like himself; even the freeman's children by a slave-mother inherited the mother's taint.
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The damsel was a freeman's daughter, and was greatly loved and cherished of her mistress.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Marie de France
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