Unbitted

If the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality, the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions: but we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts, whereof I take this that you call love to be a sect or scion. ❋ Unknown (2004)

None but Adrian could have tamed the motley population of London, which, like a troop of unbitted steeds rushing to their pastures, had thrown aside all minor fears, through the operation of the fear paramount. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Barely five minutes had elapsed since "all hands" had been piped, and in that interval the cable had to be unbitted and the "slip" stopping it to the deck knocked off by the blacksmith. ❋ John B. [Illustrator] Greene (N/A)

Launfal unbitted his steed, and let him pasture in that fair meadow, where they had come. ❋ Marie De France (N/A)

Every passion, unbitted and unbridled, hurries the soul bound to it -- as Mazeppa was bound to the wild horse -- to certain destruction .... ❋ Various (N/A)

If the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality, the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions; but we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts, whereof I take this that you call love to be a sect or scion. ❋ Unknown (1914)

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"It's easy -- for him," commented Brand Williams, discussing Collie's almost uncanny quelling of a vicious, unbitted mustang. ❋ Henry Herbert Knibbs (1909)

She held her head high, and capered like an unbitted yearling fresh off the first spring pastures. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Like an unbitted horse, all restraint shaken off, she ran free toward the ocean as to her pasture-land. ❋ Frank Norris (1886)

The troops filed to their lines, dismounted, and in quick time took off their accoutrements, rolled up their sheep-skins, picketed and unbitted their horses, and made ready to erect the tents as soon as they could be taken from the waggons and brought forward. ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)

Fled fast as the foals unbitted on Odin's pasturing plain; ❋ William Morris (1865)

"So much the worse for the ship, for her cable can be unbitted, as well as the schooner's." ❋ Oliver Optic (1859)

The latter were unbitted and feeding, when the whole of the enemy's cavalry made their appearance. ❋ Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 (1844)

They were in superior numbers, and when they reached the head of the lane, the horses of the American cavalry were unbitted and feeding. ❋ Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870 (1844)

London, which, like a troop of unbitted steeds rushing to their pastures, had thrown aside all minor fears, through the operation of the fear paramount. ❋ Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1824)

And then comes the last sentiment: — “Our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts, whereof I take this, that you call — love, to be a sect or scion!” ❋ Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1803)

I was [biting] [my wife], and released my teeth to [unbite] her. ❋ Eam (2022)

I was [biting] [my wife] and [she said no] so I unbit her ❋ Bbbugsss (2022)