The ranks of the army called the freedman to the rescue of his race. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
A freedman is the proper person to carry a load on the street, not his patron. From Wordnik.com. [Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives] Reference
A Roman slave on being manumitted was called a freedman (libertinus) and became a citizen. From Wordnik.com. [c. Economy, Society, and Culture] Reference
Scamander's patron (as they used to call a freedman's old master) was next brought to trial, and with the same result. From Wordnik.com. [Roman life in the days of Cicero] Reference
So in the very word 'freedman' there is contained the idea of submission to Him who has struck off the fetters. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)] Reference
Hermon to the harbour and, after a cordial farewell from his helpful friend, the artist, with the new "freedman" Bias and the slave clerk. From Wordnik.com. [Arachne — Complete] Reference
A freedman was better than a slave only in an economic way. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922] Reference
The freedman has not yet found in freedom his promised land. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue] Reference
Crassus's freedman, I think, spoke without any real sincerity. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order] Reference
Sigtrygg was his father's name, and he had been the freedman of. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor] Reference
That is rather an elevated position for the new-made freedman; the. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
The freedman answered to most with prudence, to some in confusion. From Wordnik.com. [The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola] Reference
Aesopiarum libri, 'probably means that he was a freedman of Augustus. From Wordnik.com. [The Student's Companion to Latin Authors] Reference
Constitution, in which the States have concurred, the freedman becomes. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
Maecenatianus (ch. 71), means that he was a freedman of the well-known. From Wordnik.com. [The Student's Companion to Latin Authors] Reference
Ibn Is-hak says this story was related to him by a freedman of the Bani. From Wordnik.com. [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference
Livineius, a freedman of Lucius Regulus, came to me by the direction of. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order] Reference
Cicero wrote letters to his freedman Tiro in terms of friendship and affection. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine] Reference
His condition as a slave troubled you; and his condition as a freedman troubles you. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
I attended a large meeting, and listened to a very interesting discourse by a freedman. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
Ethiopian freedman of the royal house, if alive, should be permitted to remain with him. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)] Reference
This was appreciated by the old freedman whom we left in the boat while crossing the mud. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866] Reference
In some places the imposition of a poll tax peacefully eliminated the impecunious freedman. From Wordnik.com. [The United States Since the Civil War] Reference
Claudius Etruscus, the freedman of the Emperor Claudius, erected baths referred to by Martial. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine] Reference
In the fourth year I let it to Alcias, a freedman of Antisthenes who has been dead three years. From Wordnik.com. [The Orations of Lysias] Reference
He had not as then learned the distinction between working as a slave and working as a freedman. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920] Reference
"I am on the point of sending my freedman," "I have commissioned Titus" -- excuses and delays at every turn!. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order] Reference
I have a freedman, who is a worthless fellow enough; I mean Hilarus, an accountant and a client of your own. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order] Reference
The letter of Quintus is after the emancipation of his own freedman Statius, which apparently took place B.C. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order] Reference
Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman, being called, is Christ's servant. From Wordnik.com. [The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The common English version, corrected by the final committee of the American Bible Union.] Reference
To hear her rail at these people, and slip out sly hints about the conduct of the "friends of the freedman" is a treat. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868)] Reference
English government would set them free at once, and the result has been injurious to the freedman and ruinous to the farmer. From Wordnik.com. [Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas] Reference
Him and me both got our land on our Cherokee freedman blood and I have lived to bury my husband and see two great grandchildren so far. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives] Reference
Former master and freedman vied with each other in bringing order out of chaos, building up waste places, and recovering lost fortunes. From Wordnik.com. [Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre.] Reference
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