Possess'd

Possess'd thee, — little were thy master's habits,

The Lake of Geneva 2010

On tunes such as Dameron's "Whatever Possess'd Me" and Gershwin's "Embraceable You" (famously bop-ized by Charlie Parker), you sense the absence of the firm baton provided by Gunther Schuller on Rush Hour and Manny Albam on Celebrating Sinatra.

Sonic Youth, Stereolab Fall Short ��� Lovano 52nd St. by Way of Cleveland 2000

Possess'd and spell'd me; -- sole, in sacred groves

Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. II. I. Southern Passages and Pictures; II. Historical and Dramatic Sketches; III. Scripture Legends; IV. Francesca Da Rimini 1853

He takes his _Malice_ for a _Muse_, and thinks himself _Inspir'd_, when he is only _Possess'd_, and blown up with a

The Present State of Wit (1711) In a Letter to a Friend in the Country John Gay 1708

I wish nor sea, nor land; nor would I be Possess'd of Heav'n, Heav'n unpossess'd of thee.

Emblems, divine and moral 1812

Possess'd 1J~ - "- ilil I: OII'uai'la ils fierce in arms_ ·

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