self-recollection
- a word derived from recollection.
Example Sentences
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Of the 18 Lerner-Previn songs, eight are Kate's, full of self-doubt, self-confidence, self-satisfaction and self-recollection.
From Time Magazine Archive
If a sharp penance had been laid upon me, I know of none that I would not very often have willingly undertaken, rather than prepare myself for prayer by self-recollection.
From The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus by Teresa, of Avila, Saint
Christianity leads us back from dispersion to concentration, from worldliness to self-recollection.
From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Then for the first time she gave one long sob of self-recollection, and pushed the button.
From Other Things Being Equal by Wolf, Emma
But I do not mean to drive you,' he said, again with a little laugh, as of self-recollection.
From A Red Wallflower by Warner, Susan
