But she had come back to the old life—the old shackles.
The shackles had been stricken off her soul.
He had to eat with a knife and fork; he had to use napkin, cup, and plate; he had to learn his book, he had to go to church; he had to talk so properly that speech was become insipid in his mouth; whithersoever he turned, the bars and shackles of civilization shut him in and bound him hand and foot.
Fourth of July was coming; but he soon gave that up—gave it up before he had worn his shackles over forty-eight hours—and fixed his hopes upon old Judge Frazer, justice of the peace, who was apparently on his deathbed and would have a big public funeral, since he was so high an official.
Whether it is batting for the girl child or freeing a battered housewife from the shackles of a loveless marriage, the material at hand has been touched on earlier.
Escapists like yourself are longing to free from their shackles and live life on their own terms.
Overcome a fear or mental block – This will make you feel liberated – it will free your mind of shackles.
Wages will finally accelerate after years of stagnation One of the main shackles on the economy over the past four years has been stagnant wages.
Don't clamp shackles to your own ankles.
