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"Shackle" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... and shackle-bolt [Footnote: These are terms in heraldry. Ivanhoe means that, since he is a prisoner, fetters and shackles would be good device for his shield.] azure," said Ivanhoe; "I know not who may bear the device, but well I ween ...
— Journeys Through Bookland - Volume Four • Charles H. Sylvester
... it with pain and reluctance. He is chained to his wife-a favour suggested by the sheriff-with whom he can walk the streets of a free country,—but they must be bound in freedom's iron fellowship. The iron shackle clasps his wrist; the lock ticks as Romescos turns the key: it vibrates to his very heart. With a sigh he says, "Ours is a life of sorrow, streaming its dark way along a dangerous path. It will ebb into the bright and beautiful of heaven; that heaven wherein ...
— Our World, or, The Slaveholders Daughter • F. Colburn Adams |
Words linked to "Shackle" : bar, confine, bond, restraint, constraint, padlock, chains, restrain, hobble, ball and chain, manacle, irons, cuff, handcuff, pinion, handlock, hold |
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