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Meanings of quiet possession in English

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Usage of quiet possession in English
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Merodach-Baladan had now been twelve years in quiet possession of the kingdom.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2: ...
2
At sunset all the natives left us in quiet possession of the cove.
A Voyage to the South Sea / Undertaken by command of His Majesty...
3
They know the value of the pass too well to leave us in quiet possession.
In New Granada; Or, Heroes and Patriots
4
At Port Glasgow, the people cleared out, bag and baggage, leaving us in quiet possession.
Adventures in New Guinea
5
There they were, with their wives and children, in quiet possession of their different habitations.
Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
6
Thomas watched her go with what I recognized as his look of quiet possession and pride.
White night
7
But the morning revealed no enemy in our front; we were in quiet possession of the valley.
Three Years in the Sixth Corps / A Concise Narrative of Events i...
8
This gave us quiet possession of the line of communication heretofore described south of the Tennessee river.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876
9
Several weeks passed, and even after Cordel's return from Paris I remained in quiet possession of the castle.
For The Admiral
10
Frost, with dignity, "and I must request you to leave us in quiet possession of it."
Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
11
If innocent, why was it that she was now so much moved, after twenty years of quiet possession?
Orley Farm
12
In a few days afterwards all the guards were removed, and finally Mr. Brown was left in quiet possession.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 / A Magazi...
13
Since his father's death he had taken quiet possession of this room, one of the pleasantest in the house.
Roger Ingleton, Minor
14
Was the senior presbyter, no matter how ill adapted for the crisis, to be allowed to take quiet possession?
The Ancient Church: Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitu...
15
The colony, receiving not much support from France, was feeble and unprosperous, but retained quiet possession of the country.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 / Commander in Chief of th...
16
Allow her to keep quiet possession of that, and she would not cast much thought to either of them.
Verner's Pride
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