Ourselves \Our*selves"\, pron.
; sing. Ourself (?). An emphasized form of the pronoun of the
first person plural; -- used as a subject, usually with we;
also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the
objective case.
We ourselves might distinctly number in words a great
deal further then we usually do. --Locke.
Safe in ourselves, while on ourselves we stand.
--Dryden.
Note: The form ourself is usec only in the regal or formal
style after we or us, denoting a single person.
Unless we would denude ourself of all force.
--Clarendon.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |