disencumbered

In 1843 Cornelius Mathews, the poet of “Young America,” described the “Man in the Republic” as living “With plainness in thy daily pathway walk / And disencumbered of excess.”

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

But this was not the time for delay; I disencumbered the dogs of their dead companion, gave them a plentiful portion of food; and, after an hour's rest, which was absolutely necessary, and yet which was bitterly irksome to me, I continued my route.

Chapter 24 2010

But this was not the time for delay; I disencumbered the dogs of their dead companion, gave them a plentiful portion of food; and, after an hour's rest, which was absolutely necessary, and yet which was bitterly irksome to me,

Chapter 7 2010

This seems to me an admirably succinct account of what might be called the unromantic school of ecocriticism (disencumbered of the notion that literature can and ought to be deployed as a weapon in the battle to stave off our "headlong rush into destruction," that it might "help us tread more lightly on the earth").

The State of Criticism 2008

The exquisite feminine beauty of her countenance, now shaded only by a profusion of sunny tresses; the sylph-like form, disencumbered of her heavy riding-skirt and mantled in azure silk; the grace of her manner and of her smile, cleared, with a celerity which surprised the Master himself, all the gloomy and unfavourable thoughts which had for some time overclouded his fancy.

The Bride of Lammermoor 2008

My father here interrupted my client, and reminded him that there was a good deal of business to do, as he proposed to give the young counsel an outline of the state of the conjoined process, with a view to letting him into the merits of the cause, disencumbered from the points of form.

Redgauntlet 2008

A poignant emotion clouded the joy of the disencumbered barricade.

Les Miserables 2008

Look, the discussion here really needs to be disencumbered by semantics.

JPPPI Don’t Like Frum People | Jewschool 2007

This is often accomplished by ways of psychoanalytical schemes of understanding that are no longer ego-centered or by performative modes disencumbered of ethical considerations.

'At the Far End of this Ongoing Enterprise...' 2005

They are not disencumbered enough to enjoy the luxury of engaging in dialogue about social injustice.

Blogosphere Racist? 2005