potence

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Then suddenly it waked, for the moon was sinking, and the charm had lost its potence.

From My Friend the Chauffeur by Lowenheim, Frederic

These three brigades formed the command of Major-General Henry; the whole of General Desha's division, consisting of two brigades, were formed en potence upon the left of Trotter.

From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand

Cobham’s and Kerr’s dragoons flanked them en potence.

From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart

It hath the potence of a charm, On dulness lays a conquering arm, Subjects the mind to its control, And works its will upon the soul.

From Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Wright, Elizur

In the image he believed he somehow possessed the object itself, and so could control it; to the image, therefore, was transferred all the value and potence of the object.

From The Principles of Aesthetics by Parker, Dewitt H.