take captive

How admirably contrived is every part of the structure of this system to take captive the imagination.

From Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Morse, Samuel F. B. (Samuel Finley Breese)

Now the King had no mind that Robin Hood should do as he willed, and called his Knights to follow him to Nottingham, where they would lay plans how best to take captive the felon.

From Tales of Romance by Anonymous

Now the King had no mind that Robin Hood should do as he willed, and called his Knights to follow him to Nottingham, where they would lay plans how best to take captive the outlaw.

From The Elson Readers, Book 5 by Elson, William H.

The victory reacts on the Spaniards, however, because of the ill-treatment inflicted by the latter on the king of Ternate, whom they take captive to Manila; and the Moluccans ally themselves with the Dutch.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 19 of 55 1620-1621 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

Prince John wished to disarm and take captive, not in any way to wound or injure, least of all to kill, his fair opponent.

From Maid Marian by Peacock, Thomas Love