Himself
[hɪm'self] or [hɪm'sɛlf]
Definition
(pron.) An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself.
(pron.) One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come to himself.
(pron. pl.) Alt. of Himselven
Editor: Rebekah
Examples
- Himself has hitherto sufficed to the toil, and the toil draws near its close: his glorious sun hastens to its setting. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- There is scarcely any man alive who does not think himself meritorious for giving his neighbour five pounds. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He _could not_ walk on, till daylight came again; and here he stretched himself close to the wall--to undergo new torture. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Mr. Jarndyce took great pains to talk with him seriously and to put it to his good sense not to deceive himself in so important a matter. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Then, collecting himself, he added in his usual tone, And what may it be your pleasure to want at so early an hour with the poor Jew? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I won't look at him again, he told himself. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It's a pity he should break his neck himself, and disappoint the sight-seers. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- No, sir, such a man will look after himself and will look after his chums. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And thus young Lord Greystoke took the first step toward the goal which he had set--the finding of other white men like himself. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- A hard-working man, and not overstrong, he would return to his home from the machine-shop where he was employed, and throw himself on the bed night after night to rest. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- If I were to let her come, he said to himself, I should have to let her go again. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- By the time the officer arrived, Sam had made himself so extremely popular, that the congregated gentlemen determined to see him to prison in a body. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The weight of old Sabor was immense, and when she braced her huge paws nothing less than Tantor, the elephant, himself, could have budged her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He wished, too, that the officers should be appointed altogether by himself, and not be nominated by the people, as the bill had proposed. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- In less than half an hour I knew as much as the Sergeant himself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Influenced by his predominant idea, he even fell into a habit of discussing with himself the possibility of her being in some way associated with it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Because, said I, his is an uncommon character, and he has resolutely kept himself outside the circle, Richard. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Monsieur Tarzan has not expressed himself, said one of the party. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- But Gerald could feel a strange hostility to himself, in the air. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Laurie obediently threw himself down on the turf, and began to amuse himself by sticking daisies into the ribbons of Amy's hat, that lay there. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- At last he could keep these feelings to himself no longer. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- What more he was, or what else he had in him, if anything, let him show for himself. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I would suggest that in the meantime, we remain perfectly quiet, and keep these matters secret even from Oliver himself. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- St. Clare was stretched on a bamboo lounge in the verandah, solacing himself with a cigar. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Once the grotesqueness of the situation accepted, she had seen at a glance that it was the safest in which Dorset could find himself. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Gerald himself, who was responsible for all this industry, was he a good director? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Sometimes Mr. Claypole faints himself, but the result is the same. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The daughter had been found; but only one man besides Bulstrode knew it, and he was paid for keeping silence and carrying himself away. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Fred felt himself to be in a disgusting dilemma. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He was father's partner, and father broke with him, and now he revenges himself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: Rebekah