Herself

Examples

• Her lover was no longer to her an exciting man whom many women strove for, and herself could only retain by striving with them. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The first half-hour was lost, for Fanny and Lady Bertram were together, and unless she had Fanny to herself she could hope for nothing. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• She turned out the wall-lights, and peered at herself between the candle-flames. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• She would have spoken to tell her husband her fears, but checked herself. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Trusting to herself, she had fallen. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Dorothea by this time had turned cold again, and now threw herself back helplessly in her chair. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• She was not thoroughly comfortable herself. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Peggotty comes up to make herself useful, and falls to work immediately. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Well, Mr. Sawyer,' said Mrs. Raddle, planting herself firmly on a purple cauliflower in the Kidderminster carpet, 'and what's that to me, Sir? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Happily Rosamond did not think of committing any desperate act: she plaited her fair hair as beautifully as usual, and kept herself proudly calm. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Winifred did not notice human beings unless they were like herself, playful and slightly mocking. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Miss Eliott is a very sweet girl, and seemed to enjoy herself, I thought, observed Beth, with unusual warmth. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• She reproached herself, coloured, and looked fearfully towards her father and mother. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• The Temple of Issus, she whispered, half to herself. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• My dear, said Mrs. Shelby, recollecting herself, forgive me. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Suddenly she aroused herself and exclaimed, But I'll shake it off. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• She controlled herself nobly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• She enjoyed herself very much that evening, for she danced to her heart's content. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• SNOWED UP When Ursula and Birkin were gone, Gudrun felt herself free in her contest with Gerald. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• She must have a sensation of being honoured, and whether thinking of herself or her brother, she must have a strong feeling of gratitude. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• She seated herself beside her uncle opposite to Will, and was evidently preoccupied with something that made her almost unmindful of him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• What now, after pausing a momentyour poor sister is gone to her own room, I suppose, to moan by herself. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Clara, though she endeavoured to give herself up to his amusement, often forgot him, as she turned to observe Adrian and me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• As Louisa feigned to rouse herself, and sat up, Sissy retired, so that she stood placidly near the bedside. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The only independent one among them, he warned her that she was doing too much for this man, and was placing herself too unreservedly in his power. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• She might feel a little wounded, but her care was not for herself. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Jane Fairfax was very elegant, remarkably elegant; and she had herself the highest value for elegance. Jane Austen. Emma.
• After more communing with herself next day, she arrived at the desperate conclusion of consulting Harry. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• She was sensible that you had never received any proper acknowledgment from herself. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Or could Bertha--the dread alternative sprang on her suddenly--could Bertha, left to herself, have gone ashore to rejoin him? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

Editor: Stu