thyself
thy·self (t̸hī self′)
Archaic thou: a var. of yourself
Etymology: ME thi self, superseding earlier the self, lit., thee self < OE the self; in ME, self, orig. adj., was regarded as n.
Converse of object
- shew: If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
- heal: My advice for the US press: physician, heal thyself.
- hide: To the very last he waited for thee, and thou didst hide thyself.
- approve: Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
- destroy: Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself over wise; why shouldst thou destroy thyself?
- know: Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is Man.
Preposition: as
- thou: Advancement of Learning, Book I. Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others.
Adjective modifier
- manifest: Thou art the Absolute, and Thou dost manifest Thyself as the Relative.
- busy: Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another?
- thinkest: Thou thinkest thyself rich in its possession, and I recognize thy wealth in thy sanctity therefrom.
Modifies a noun
- art: Thou thyself art thy own veil Rise from this between.
- thy: For having traffic with thyself alone, Thou of thyself thy sweet self dost deceive.
- dost: This is what Thou thyself dost wish in union with Me.
- thou: It was thy good fortune to associate with the dead dog; by so humiliating thyself thou hast saved thy life to-day.
Noun used with modifier
- thou: Thou thyself art thy own veil Rise from this between.
- art: Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner.
- dost: And then take heed what thou dost account thyself.
Preposition: of
- tomorrow: Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Preposition: from
- thine: When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest, In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer, Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such, Whether he thinks too little, or too much.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
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