self-control-now

Updated: February 21, 2026

General Bezan walked the adjoining room like one who had lost all self-control-now pressing his forehead with both hands, as if to keep back the press of thoughts, and now, almost groaning aloud at the struggling of his feelings within his throbbing breast.

Maturin Murray Ballou - The Heart's Secret; Or, the Fortunes of a Soldier: a Story of Love and the Low Latitudes.