Mrs. G. unclasp these hands, I cannot stay.
"The Bride of Fort Edward"
Delia Bacon
We must unclasp this mantle.
"The Bride of Fort Edward"
Delia Bacon
War had taught the old man how to stand erect once more-though it was but a spasmodic effort-and his poor fingers were clasped round the hilt of an old cavalry sabre, from which female hands had failed to unclasp them.
"In the Track of the Troops"
R.M. Ballantyne