power (n.) Old form(s): powres
(plural) physical faculties, bodily strength
AYL II.vi.8[Orlando to Adam] Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers
Cor II.i.212[Brutus to Sicinius, of Coriolanus] As if that whatsoever god who leads him / Were slily crept into his human powers / And gave him graceful posture
KL I.iv.323[Gonerill to Albany, of Lear and his knights] He may enguard his dotage with their powers / And hold our lives in mercy
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