But he himself returned from the quarries. --Judges
iii. 19.
David hid himself in the field. --1 Sam. xx.
24.
The Lord himself shall give you a sign. --Is. vii.
14.
Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify
unto himself a peculiar people. --Titus ii.
14.
With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the
same herd, himself the same had done. --Denham.
Note: Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note
under {Him}.
It comprehendeth in himself all good. --Chaucer.
2. 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.
{By himself}, alone; unaccompanied; apart; sequestered; as,
he sits or studies by himself.
{To leave one to himself}, to withdraw from him; to let him
take his own course.