usurped
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His brother, too, whose factious zeal Usurped the sceptre of Castile, Unskilled to reign; What a gay, brilliant court had he, When all the flower of chivalry Was in his train!
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
"But a crown," thou sayest, "Usurped, is sweet."
From Hippolytus/The Bacchae by Euripides
To compass this the triple bond he broke, The pillars of the public safety shook, And fitted Israel for a foreign yoke: Then, seized with fear yet still affecting fame, Usurped a patriot's all-atoning name.
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
Then seized with fear, yet still affecting fame, Usurped a patriot's all-atoning name.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by Long, William Joseph
"Usurped the throne," he replied, assuming an ease and complacence he did not feel.
From Graustark by McCutcheon, George Barr
