1 She watched them fold their hands and compose their faces.
Between the Acts By Virginia WoolfGet Context In Unit 9 2 He paced the apartment to and fro, now vainly exhorting the terrified maiden to compose herself, now hesitating concerning his own line of conduct.
3 She walked out directly, as her uncle recommended, and followed his advice throughout, as far as she could; did check her tears; did earnestly try to compose her spirits and strengthen her mind.
Mansfield Park By Jane AustenGet Context In CHAPTER XXXII 4 Mrs. Norris, much discontented, was obliged to compose herself to work again; and Fanny, walking off in agitating consciousness, found herself, as she anticipated, in another minute alone with Mr. Crawford.
Mansfield Park By Jane AustenGet Context In CHAPTER XXXII 5 It is more difficult to speak well than to compose well; that is, the rules and trick of composition are oftener an object of study.
Mansfield Park By Jane AustenGet Context In CHAPTER XXXIV 6 The only interruption which thoughts like these received for nearly half an hour was from a sudden burst of her father's, not at all calculated to compose them.
Mansfield Park By Jane AustenGet Context In CHAPTER XXXVIII 7 One more,' pursued the beadle; 'compose your darling feelings for only one more.
Oliver Twist By Charles DickensGet Context In CHAPTER XXVII 8 'You must compose yourself,' said the doctor supporting her.
Oliver Twist By Charles DickensGet Context In CHAPTER XXXIII 9 Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep.
10 I found that I could not compose a female without again devoting several months to profound study and laborious disquisition.
11 She made a strong attempt to compose herself, and stammered that he was as punctual as ever.
Great Expectations By Charles DickensGet Context In Chapter XXIX 12 But the more he asked Mrs. Micawber to look up, the more she fixed her eyes on nothing; and the more he asked her to compose herself, the more she wouldn't.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensGet Context In CHAPTER 12. LIKING LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT NO BETTER, I FO... 13 And the more he tried to compose himself, the more breathless he found himself.
Anna Karenina(V1) By Leo TolstoyGet Context In PART 1: Chapter 9 14 NORA stands still for a little while, as if to compose herself.
15 The fame, therefore, of her virtue shall never die, and the immortals shall compose a song that shall be welcome to all mankind in honour of the constancy of Penelope.