46 Metaphors for myself

You have a great deal to learn, but I will myself be your teacher, and your mind is now free to attend to my instructions.

The only change I now allowed myself was an occasional midnight stroll up Huested Street.

When he goes forward thus: Sir, myself am lord of some thousand a year, a widower (Master Scarborow).

I will take this opportunity of mentioning a scene, of which I was myself an eye-witness, as it happened before my window.

She died when myself and my twin brother Meshech were five years of ageI can scarcely remember her.

This second conversation was more desultory than the first; religion was brought in only incidentally, until his Lordship said, "I do not reject the doctrines of Christianity; I want only sufficient proofs of it, to take up the profession in earnest; and I do not believe myself to be so bad a Christian as many of them who preach against me with the greatest furymany of whom I have never seen nor injured.

"I never allow myself to be a minute behind time.

What answer, then, can I possibly give you when I do not believe myself to be her husband, and I plainly see that she is soon to become a mother?

" "I felt myself to be his wifeI am happier in making all the reparation in my power.

I believed myself to be a confirmed epileptic, and that conviction was stronger than any ever held by a sound intellect.

"Your men are not far off; and I believe myself to be so thoroughly a prisoner that henceforward I shall never leave the castle; even my walks shall be restricted to the terrace.

"How much wealthier was I when I was loved, and was myself an eager lover!

Nowe for instance There's but one refuge left mee, that's to flye: The gates are shutt upon mee and myself Am a badd foottman, yet these difficultyes I can thus helpe; there to this place beelonges A mare that every second d[a]yes' imployde To carry corne and fetch meele from the mill, Distant som half league off; I by this beast Will fashion myne escape.

All the rest of the time I knew myself to be plain Mary Marie Anderson, forever lonely and desolate.

I'm justly plagued by this your unbelief, And am myself the cause of my own grief: But to beg love, I cannot stoop so low; It is enough that you my passion know: 'Tis in your choice; love me, or love me not; I have not yet my brother's death forgot.

Even so he will aver that knowledge of my words and myself is a source of injury to those who listen to me.

He doesn't smoke, and warns me against it, though the few cigarettes I allow myself are a precious relief.

Lo, I am an obedient servant of Yudhishthira, myself being the third son of Pritha, standing here for battle.

In a word I found myself to be worth 5000£. sterling, and 1000 per annum.

It doubtless seems very odd for me to feel this last to be a disadvantage, being myself an only child, and always a happy one, sharing with mother all the space in father's big heart.

I have helped to fight a good many parliamentary contests, and have myself been a candidate in a series of five London municipal elections.

I am not going to let myself be such a fool as to be miserable because things started out a little differently from what I would like to have them.

He opened his purse readily to poor men of talent in literature or art, as I can testify, having myself been the recipient of his bounty.

I have myself been 'six upon four' several times, mostly in the Pacific, but also, on at least one occasion, in the East Indies.

No! dear as freedom is,and in my heart's Just estimation priz'd above all price, I had much rather be myself the slave, And wear the bonds, than fasten them on him.

46 Metaphors for  myself