in one's power
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Mercy, mėr′si, n. tenderness and forbearance shown in sparing an offender in one's power: a forgiving disposition: clemency: an act of mercy: an undeserved blessing: compassion or benevolence.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
There are really two kinds of fear—that arising from a realization of the importance of what is to be done, the other from a lack of confidence in one's power.
From Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing by Caruso, Enrico
It were a pity not to give a human document of this kind all the honour in one's power.
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
To what a gigantic growth the temptation must rush up each time that one thinks she is utterly in one's power!
From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.
But, to be insulted and defied by a rebel in one's power, what prince can bear that?
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 by Richardson, Samuel
