You can make 980 anagrams from letters in self-mastery (-aeeflmrssty).
First recorded in 1855-60
Yet this extreme display of self-mastery, assuming that is what it was, did not rule out other forms of self-indulgence.
He was supposed to exhibit sophrosyne, or self-mastery, and overindulging in food, drink or sex was a sign that a man was weak.
It arrived just at the427 moment when Joel was at the end of his self-mastery.
The scorn in the words came from the effort at self-mastery.
His self-mastery is the gift of his creator, and oppression, only, can take it away.
Then it was that Chip's native chivalry and self-mastery were put to test.
Augustine was again silent for a moment, and he strove for self-mastery.
Gessner heard him with that self-mastery to which his whole life had trained him.
As he lost his self-mastery, he also seemed to lose his self-respect.
With a violent effort at self-mastery, I approached the table again.
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