possess

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Possess any soldier; knock over any item on the desk; and figure out the puzzles on your own.

From Forbes • Oct. 9, 2013

Arise, oh Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal Throne, And rule the nations with his rod; He is our Judge, and he our God.

From The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence by Parker, Theodore

Possess this all-consuming love and preaching will be as "a song of the Well-Beloved!"

From The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching by Jackson, J. Dodd (James Dodd)

Possess yourself with their spirit: and work yourself into a belief that your picture is to be seen and criticised by them, when completed.

From The Use of a Box of Colours In a Practical Demonstration on Composition, Light and Shade, and Colour. by Willson, Harry

Possess thy throne, And reign amid thy bergs alone; Now turn our hearts to truer poles, To native shores and kindred souls.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 by Various