selfpossessed

She was in her early twenties, tall, slender, very pretty and selfpossessed.

Beard 2010

She was very much in control of herself and in command of the situation -- a selfpossessed young woman, with a natural dignity and a solid presence.

Fire and Ice Stabenow, Dana 1998

In fact William is a very selfpossessed, intelligent and mature boy and quite shy.

DIANA ANDREW MORTON 1992

In fact William is a very selfpossessed, intelligent and mature boy and quite shy.

DIANA ANDREW MORTON 1992

Mrs. Morgan's heroines NEVER get into scrapes or are taken at a disadvantage, and they are always so selfpossessed and such good housekeepers.

Anne of Avonlea 1909

Mrs. Morgan's heroines NEVER get into scrapes or are taken at a disadvantage, and they are always so selfpossessed and such good housekeepers.

Anne of Avonlea 1908

And Angela, who had been startled and alarmed by his sudden fainting fit, was even more overcome by the sight of him thus radiant and selfpossessed, and dropping on her knees she caught his hand and kissed it, her tears falling fast.

The Master-Christian Marie Corelli 1889

The one social obligation which he seemed to be selfpossessed enough to perform as carefully as ever was the obligation of being persistently civil and attentive to me.

The Woman in White 1860

My emotions expressed themselves in pathetic apostrophes, which I was just selfpossessed enough to couple, in the hearing of other people, with the name of ` Lady Glyde. '

The Woman in White 1860

Godolphin, uneasy, but wary, reserved and selfpossessed, prepared himself to stand on the defensive.

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829