The keen aromatic air, the brown and red lights that glimmered in the wood, the hoarse cries of the beaters ringing out from time to time, and the sharp snaps of the guns that followed, fascinated him and filled him with a sense of delightful freedom.
Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray, CHAPTER 18
ContextAt the time that I wrote this letter to Sir Charles I had learned that there was a prospect of my regaining my freedom if certain expenses could be met.
A. Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles, Chapter 11. The Man on the Tor
ContextHe was conducted to a tolerably neat chamber, but grated and barred, and its appearance, therefore, did not greatly alarm him; besides, the words of Villefort, who seemed to interest himself so much, resounded still in his ears like a promise of freedom.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 8. The Chateau D'If
ContextHe did not even see the ocean, that terrible barrier against freedom, which the prisoners look upon with utter despair.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 8. The Chateau D'If
ContextAn hour passed, during which Dantes, excited by the feeling of freedom, continued to cleave the waves.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen
ContextFour young men of the richest and noblest families of Rome accompanied them with that Italian freedom which has not its parallel in any other country in the world.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 33. Roman Bandits
ContextIn every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon, which at once renders him capable of defence or attack, and, by rendering its owner terrible, often makes him feared.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 33. Roman Bandits
ContextIt was rumored that she was an object of almost paternal interest to one of the principal composers of the day, who excited her to spare no pains in the cultivation of her voice, which might hereafter prove a source of wealth and independence.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 53. Robert le Diable
ContextYou are included in the conscription, Fernand, and are only at liberty on sufferance, liable at any moment to be called upon to take up arms.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 3. The Catalans
ContextYour son has probably neglected some prescribed form or attention in registering his cargo, and it is more than probable he will be set at liberty directly he has given the information required, whether touching the health of his crew, or the value of his freight.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 5. The Marriage-Feast
ContextIf he be innocent, of course he will be set at liberty; if guilty, why, it is no use involving ourselves in a conspiracy.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 5. The Marriage-Feast
ContextAt intervals he listened to learn if the noise had not begun again, and grew impatient at the prudence of the prisoner, who did not guess he had been disturbed by a captive as anxious for liberty as himself.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27
ContextHe was, perhaps, about to regain his liberty; at the worst, he would have a companion, and captivity that is shared is but half captivity.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 15. Number 34 and Number 27
ContextHe thanked him with grateful cordiality for his kindly welcome, although he must at that moment have been suffering bitterly to find another dungeon where he had fondly reckoned on discovering a means of regaining his liberty.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 16. A Learned Italian
ContextDantes recoiled from the idea of so infamous a death, and passed suddenly from despair to an ardent desire for life and liberty.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 20. The Cemetery of the Chateau D'If
ContextFortunately, Dantes had learned how to wait; he had waited fourteen years for his liberty, and now he was free he could wait at least six months or a year for wealth.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 22. The Smugglers
ContextThen he would be free to make his researches, not perhaps entirely at liberty, for he would be doubtless watched by those who accompanied him.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 22. The Smugglers
ContextIn every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon, which at once renders him capable of defence or attack, and, by rendering its owner terrible, often makes him feared.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 33. Roman Bandits
ContextBut instead of going to her own room, Valentine, having once gained her liberty, entered the gallery, and, opening a small door at the end of it, found herself at once in the garden.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 78. We hear From Yanina
ContextWith this consoling idea, I leave you, madame, and most prudent wife, without any conscientious reproach for abandoning you; you have friends left, and the ashes I have already mentioned, and above all the liberty I hasten to restore to you.
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 106. Dividing the Proceeds
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