possess oneself of
Example Sentences
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It seemed quite as irrational as trying to possess oneself of Broadway at noon.
From The Troll Garden and Selected Stories by Cather, Willa Sibert
But possibly it is only intimation that requires to be made on Tuesday morning; and one may possess oneself of a form of admission up to the eleventh hour.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
But, indeed, what crime would be too great in order to possess oneself of such a thing?
From Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition by Hutton, Edward
It is wiser to possess oneself of it in an illicit manner, to defy the minor social proprieties and unblushingly to steal, than not to possess oneself of it at all.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
