- tomb-stone's trust: For
while 'twas flesh, it held a
guest With
universal love
possest: A soul that
stemmed opinion's tide, Did over
sects in
triumph ride; Yet...
-
request of Pope Pius II, but
generally ignored by the Pope and cardinals. De
possest (1460)
Cribratio Alkorani, a
Christocentric evaluation of the
Koran written...
- A
sweet sensation touches every breast of candour's
generous sentiment possest, When
public services with
honour due, are
gratefully marked out to public...
-
whatsoever King may reign, I will be the
Vicar of Bray, Sir! When
Royal James possest the crown, And popery6 grew in fashion; The
Penal Law I
shouted down, And...
- "missed", "possessed" and "wished",
becoming "addresst", "carest", "mist", "
possest" and "wisht", respectively).
Other changes included removal of
silent letters...
- man to
spurn the rage of gain;
Teach him, that
states of
native strength possest, Tho' very poor, may
still be very blest; That trade's
proud empire hastes...
- For
these that fled,
never came to
charge with the enemie, but were so
possest with ane
pannick fear, that they ran for an
example to others, and no enemie...
- 31 11 June 1662 Act
concerning such
Benefices and
stipends as have been
possest without presentations from the
lawfull Patrons. Act
concerning such Benefices...
- the
founder of Methodism. Hail,
happy saint, on
thine immortal throne,
Possest of glory, life, and
bliss unknown; We hear no more the
music of thy tongue...
- the poet replies: ‘Of
debts and taxes, wife and
children clear, This man
possest – five
hundred pounds a year.’ (ll. 275-80)
Though this is
disclosed as...
