Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote the referenced poem, “How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)”.
That he was a good leader
<span>The inferred meaning of the word composing is to write music. (Definition 1)
</span><span>"To arrange in proper form" (Definition 4) </span>in the dictionary entry confirms the inferred meaning of the word composing.
These definitions complement each other by backing each other up and making the inferred definition clear.
