Giovanni was the first to recover self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
He was a little disconcerted by such self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Not for one instant did she lose her self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
I breathed freely, and recovered all my self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873] Reference
She had quite recovered her self-possession by this time. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
As stated, the detective had regained his self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [Two Wonderful Detectives Jack and Gil's Marvelous Skill] Reference
She spoke with a slightly defiant tone of self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
An act of this order implied a good deal of self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847] Reference
She received him with her usual coldness and self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
With what self-possession she walked to the front of the stage!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The kindness of this older girl broke down her self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City] Reference
Here was a real danger, and Ruth did not lose her self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point] Reference
"We both are," Cicely said, with a calm, middle-aged self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
Strange to say, her calmness robbed Sir Philip of his self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
But, seeing Madame Desvarennes laugh, he recovered his self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The thrift of self-possession supplants the recklessness of irresponsibility. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
Amid all the confusion and danger Mange's self-possession did not desert him. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
Nugent Cassis had recovered some of his self-possession and remarked crisply. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
With the same outward self-possession which had characterized his whole conduct. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Recovering his self-possession, however, he broke into a cold laugh, and said. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
At last, regaining her self-possession, she ordered them both to leave the house. From Wordnik.com. [Clotelle; or, the Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; or, the President's Daughter] Reference
While speaking, Savinien had become animated and had regained his self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She took courage from his hesitating manner, and smiled with great self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
Lottie was startled out of her self-possession by Mr. Highton's speech to his wife. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892] Reference
I could not speak, and when my self-possession returned the young girl had vanished. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
With all her acquired self-possession, her hand trembled as she broke open the seal. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
Kate was recovering her self-possession in proportion as she realized the situation. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
But the self-possession and intrepidity of the brave women were equal to the occasion. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
He had the self-possession to look down at his own feet then and smile at his flipflops. From Wordnik.com. [Books: “Nothing Right”] Reference
"You speak very confidently, Signor Count," said Vampa, resuming his cool self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
"May I ask what your other method would be?" asked Miss Colwyn, with perfect self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
There was the way he stepped up to hit -- with thorough self-possession, not one extra twitch. From Wordnik.com. [The Dimaggio Nobody Knew] Reference
The slightest lack of self-possession on the part of the seconds is equivalent to a catastrophe. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Brute anger never had any effect on Justin but to give him a contemptuous, chill self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908] Reference
She says the thing that hasn't changed in Bloomberg is his self-possession, his comfort in his own skin. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolutionary] Reference
And its not surprising that they would read Obamas impenetrable self-possession as the sign of a bristling ego. From Wordnik.com. [Geoffrey Nunberg: 'The I's Don't Have It'] Reference
Hopefully, however, he will do some soul searching and realize external validation never trumps genuine self-possession. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Doctoroff: Tang Jun's Drama: A Chinese Business Tragedy] Reference
She sprinkled petals at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial and kibitzed with photographers with the self-possession of a political pro. From Wordnik.com. [Chelsea's New Morning] Reference
On Friday, Amanda Knox walked into a frescoed Perugia courtroom with the poise and self-possession of a beauty-pageant contestant. From Wordnik.com. [Disorder In The Court] Reference
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