Possessing

Examples

• Warlike Tribes have been put to flight so easily by civilised armies in modern times that such tribes have been doubted as possessing their boasted or even natural courage. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Remember we have one possessing the fatal name of Helena here. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Not possessing my father's excellent common sense, answered Mr. Franklin, I believe the Colonel's life was threatened, exactly as the Colonel said. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Chairs, lounges and lighter furniture were thus made from bent pieces of wood with very few joints, having a neat and attractive appearance, and possessing great strength. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• She wondered at herself, as she had so often wondered, that, possessing the knack, she did not more consistently exercise it. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The discovery was made in 1839, but was not accepted by those to whom it was submitted as possessing any importance. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• I feel obliged to him for possessing it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He was about to show the ladies graces of action possessing at least the charm of novelty. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Routine habits, and habits that possess us instead of our possessing them, are habits which put an end to plasticity. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• I can only pronounce him to be a sensible man, well-bred, well-informed, of gentle address, and, I believe, possessing an amiable heart. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• The hot-lake district of Auckland, New Zealand, is also famous in possessing some of the most remarkable geyser scenery in the world. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Possessing in yourself, Tony, all that is calculated to charm the eye-- Oh! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Seventy-nine of the hundred guineas were his, Wildeve possessing only twenty-one. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Several families of crustaceans include a few species, possessing an air-breathing apparatus and fitted to live out of the water. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• And yet a married woman, possessing your attractions, shuts her eyes (and sparklers too), and goes and runs her delicate-formed head against a wall. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Liberty and hope would be so dear, bought at such a price, that I could never support their weight, never bear the reproach of possessing them. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It is distinguishable from that of copper by possessing a paler yellow than pure gold, while the copper alloy has a color bordering upon reddish yellow. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• As it was, possessing the feelings, the principles, and the bringing up of a lady, I could not hesitate about the right course to pursue. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Boots shows envy, loses ground, and is regarded as possessing a second-rate mind. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Then a city is not to be called wise because possessing a knowledge which counsels for the best about wooden implements? Plato. The Republic.
• She came with the intention of possessing herself of certain documents which were in your bureau. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• There are people enough to tread upon me in my lowly state, without my doing outrage to their feelings by possessing learning. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• He was received with great enthusiasm by the employer, who congratulated him on possessing so valuable a slave. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• It is known (1) that the Indians had an interest in possessing themselves of the Diamond. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Nor by reason of a knowledge which advises about brazen pots, I said, nor as possessing any other similar knowledge? Plato. The Republic.
• Such are the humiliations that society has inflicted upon me, possessing the qualities I have mentioned, and which you know me to possess. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• She was a great favorite with her mates, being good-tempered and possessing the happy art of pleasing without effort. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• It is a quality which calls out the most efficient services of the troops serving under the commander possessing it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• No geologist feels any difficulty in Great Britain possessing the same quadrupeds with the rest of Europe, for they were no doubt once united. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• That organ which he was accused by Rebecca of not possessing began to thump tumultuously. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.

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