"Affranchise" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... liberty; make free with, make oneself quite at home; use a freedom; take leave, take French leave. set free &c (liberate) 750; give a loose to &c (permit) 760; allow scope &c n.. to, give scope &c n.. to; give a horse his head. make free of; give the freedom of, give the franchise; enfranchise, affranchise^. laisser faire [Fr.], laisser aller [Fr.]; live and let live; leave to oneself; leave alone, let alone. Adj. free, free as air; out of harness, independent, at large, loose, scot-free; left alone, left to oneself. in full ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... whilst they only fill thine abode with calamity—thine heart with dread—thy mind with illusions—thy bosom with groans. Know that when thou neglectest my counsels, the gods will refuse their aid. Dare, then, to affranchise thyself from the trammels of superstition, my self-conceited, pragmatic rival, who mistakes my rights; renounce those empty theories, which are usurpers of my privileges; return under the dominion of my laws, which, however severe, ...
— The System of Nature, Vol. 2 • Baron D'Holbach |
