The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.
1 Still his bravery and self - command prevented anything in the nature of murmuring.
2 Clear eyesight and self - command are in some degree impaired by it always.
3 He was too accustomed to self - command to forget himself in this presence.
4 He gripped the arms of the chair fiercely, trying to gain self - command .
5 His self - command is the most admirable worldly thing I have ever seen.
6 Ann remained silent, giving him time in which to recover his self - command .
7 It was nearly a minute before Vincenza recovered his self - command and resumed.
8 Mrs. Ormonde met the searching eyes, and compassion helped her to self - command .
9 Spiritual character is merely the product of anxious work, self - command , and self-denial.
10 Still he could not speak, pacing the cabin to recover his self - command .
11 The other day, when I saw you again, I lost my self - command .
12 This ruin Lady Byron prevented by her utter silence and great self - command .
13 His self - command carried him through bravely, but it only just lasted out.
14 The duc de Richelieu, with greater self - command , extricated him from his difficulty.
15 Beratinsky was angry and confused, but did not quite lose his self - command .
16 She exerted her self - command and turned at last to look at Tommy.
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