feel oneself
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To look at Istanbul then was to feel oneself on the edge of a maritime culture of fresh fish and shrub-covered islands, where goats with metal bells pick their way around whitewashed churches.
From New York Times • May 12, 2022
“To feel oneself held and cherished and accompanied, and yet to be alone,” he wrote.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2015
He has spent some years in England because he says that it is so comfortable to feel oneself secure among one's ancestors.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is in such a place and in sight of such mountain views that one must feel oneself a stranger and sojourner upon this earth of ours.
From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)
But then it is so pleasant to feel oneself to be naughty!
From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Trollope, Anthony
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