inthralment

Yet she missed her lost companion, her strong friend, and, still vine-like in her instincts, turned wholly to the new support, -- to one who submitted himself gladly to the sweet inthralment, and felt all the grander for the luscious weight and tendril-like clasp.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 Various

At one time the bold accuser of Despotism, she has with marvellous celerity turned to the inthralment of oppressed races.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Various

If the Papacy were a mere despotism, having nothing else in view than the inthralment of mankind, -- of which it has been accused, -- then mankind long ago, in lofty indignation, would have hurled it from its venerable throne.

Beacon Lights of History John Lord 1852

Let me now, Conway, sum up the particulars of this conversation, which so entirely compleated my inthralment.

Vicissitudes in Genteel Life 1794

Till by two brethren (thofc two brethfea call Mcfes and Aaron) fent from God to claim 170 y-ih people from inthralment* they return Wih glory 'and fpoil back to their promised land.

Paradise lost a poem, with a biogr. and critical account of the author [by E. Fenton]. 1789

From those who, being under the power of this inthralment, do seem to repine at God that they are not beasts, and clamorously traduce the more noble part of that kind and offspring whereof themselves are, — which attempts do heighten and improve the difference between creatures of an intellectual race and them, to whom their perishing composition gives the utmost advancement, — whose eternal seeds and principles are laid by the hand of God in their respective beings, you will not, I am sure, think it much if you meet with oppositions.

The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966