He acquired the power of absolute self-command in battle. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-Six Years in the Army] Reference
Difficulties in the attainment of poetical self-command 44. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
Lay like a lily on his curls: 'God give you self-command!'. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
But the paroxysm passed, and she regained her self-command. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
When she spoke again her voice had regained its self-command. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
David's face flushed, but with unusual self-command he replied. From Wordnik.com. [Some Three Hundred Years Ago] Reference
And now, that same unhappy want of self-command which had given. From Wordnik.com. [Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray] Reference
Diana caught her breath, and her self-command gave way suddenly. From Wordnik.com. [The Splendid Folly] Reference
"The boy is ill," he answered when he recovered his self-command. From Wordnik.com. [The Brigade Commander] Reference
Happily for a deserved reputation for self-command they were few. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of a Star] Reference
Movements, precision of purposive, development of self-command of. From Wordnik.com. [The Nervous Child] Reference
In the presence of the danger many of them had lost all self-command. From Wordnik.com. [Edison's Conquest of Mars] Reference
Her mother points out the advantages of perseverance and self-command. From Wordnik.com. [The Eskdale Herd-boy A Scottish Tale for the Instruction and Amusement of Young People] Reference
He crossed to the window, giving the man time to regain his self-command. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon out of Reach] Reference
Even Mercy, who had great self-command, could not then restrain her tears. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
Yet such was Lee's self-command that this ardor never carried him too far. From Wordnik.com. [America First Patriotic Readings] Reference
Ann remained silent, giving him time in which to recover his self-command. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
He made a strong effort to regain his self-command, but all certainties eluded him. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
When she spoke there was little to remind me of her momentary loss of self-command. From Wordnik.com. [The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day] Reference
"Sh!" commanded Ruth, recovering her self-command again and fighting back the tears. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace] Reference
His being there so pat upon her thoughts scared her out of her habitual self-command. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866] Reference
"You will do what I tell you to do," her father returned with admirable self-command. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876] Reference
Although he fully comprehended its fearful significance, he did not lose his self-command. From Wordnik.com. [Edison's Conquest of Mars] Reference
His good nature, his self-command, and his manifest fairness placed his decisions beyond question. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
But I rallied my self-command and such shreds of gallantry as my life and my convictions had left. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
Instead of being confused when all eyes were bent upon me, I had a new feeling of glad self-command. From Wordnik.com. [The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day] Reference
With a voice that bespoke a terrible power of self-command, Vivian, blandly broke this heavy silence. From Wordnik.com. [Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense] Reference
Summoning up all his self-command the visitor approached the bed, but instantly started back exclaiming. From Wordnik.com. [The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France] Reference
"The devil take the Excellency!" cried the Count, losing all self-command, and stamping angrily with his foot. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847] Reference
But the thought of Thompson seemed to have brought his self-command back to him; he tried to smooth Dudley down. From Wordnik.com. [The La Chance Mine Mystery] Reference
In thousands of minor circumstances the need of absolute self-command for the sake of social virtues is evident. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Then, fearful of losing her self-command, she added hastily: "I'll write and tell Elisabeth that I'll come, then.". From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
He was seized with an unaccountable desire to hear the old man speak, but all his natural self-command forsook him. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
He had, however, sufficient self-command invariably to select as his partner the prettiest maidservant in his establishment. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Coventry An Autobiography] Reference
It was not often that Janetta lost patience, but a word against her father was sufficient to upset her self-command nowadays. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
Even Mr. Parnell for the moment lost all self-command, entered into an angry conflict with the Prime Minister, defied the ruling of the. From Wordnik.com. [The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1886. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, February, 1886.] Reference
Having happily acquired, in the exercise of power, the habit of self-command, he knew how to shun the dangers of too sudden a discovery. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
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