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Meanings of outward composure in English

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Usage of outward composure in English
1
She faced the new-comer squarely, her features frozen to an outward composure.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
2
He received it with great outward composure, and with sensible inward relief.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 / Devoted...
3
He was scarcely able to preserve the semblance of outward composure.
The Northern Light
4
He sustained the onslaught for the most part with outward composure,-butbleeding inwardly.
Idolatry: A Romance
5
Nothing gives outward composure like self-forgetfulness, like putting yourself in your fellow-man's place.
How It All Came Round
6
He walked feverishly up and down the platform, but soon resumed his outward composure.
Around the World in Eighty Days
7
A few moments of action gave her at least an appearance of outward composure.
The Call of the Canyon
8
Both henceforth endured the uncouth old man with outward composure, but with visors down.
Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
9
How could I preserve outward composure, with such a secret burning in my heart?
Ernest Linwood; or, The Inner Life of the Author
10
Miss Morstan entered the room with a firm step and an outward composure of manner.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
11
For the first time Erica's outward composure gave way.
We Two: A Novel
12
Howard Van Burnam bore his release, as he had his arrest, with great outward composure.
That Affair Next Door
13
Helen shuddered inwardly, but kept her outward composure.
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V1
14
Zenoria looked straight into his eyes, only a pulse in her throat betraying her outward composure.
For my Country’s Freedom
15
The same factor may or may not have aided him to preserve a certain stoic, outward composure.
T. Tembarom
16
In spite of his apparent outward composure, he was evidently in a state of great mental agitation.
The Idiot
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