s'emparent

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The mob increased; their shrieks of terror rent the air, "Les François sont ici! Ils s'emparent de la porte de la ville!" mingled with the cries of the women, and with those of my little household, who all rushed into my chamber, expecting me to save them.

Various - The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction : Volume 20, No. 570, October 13, 1832