have its seat in

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This power seems to have its seat in the nerves of the face, and is possessed by the blind adult as well as the blind child.

From Five Lectures on Blindness by Foley, Kate M.

So named because supposed to have its seat in the hypochondriac regions.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg

Perhaps, after all, it is a question of the age-old longing for immortality, and therefore it must have its seat in a place higher than this world of death.

From The Strength of the Pines by Marshall, Edison

The blessed Hope must have its seat in the heart and affection.

From The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ by Gaebelein, Arno Clemens

According to the Papuans the soul, which they imagine to have its seat in the blood, continues to exist at the bottom of the sea, and every one who dies goes thither.

From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia by Frazer, James George, Sir