"I honour Rome,
And honour too myself."—"Sophonisba."
In a fifth, at variance with him:
"Leave me not thus at variance with myself."—"Busiris."
Again, in a sixth:
"I find myself divided from myself."—"Medea."
"She seemed the sad effigies of herself."—Banks.
"Assist me, Zulema, if thou would'st be
The friend thou seem'st, assist me against me."—"Alb. Q."
From all which it appears that there are two selfs; and therefore Tom Thumb's losing himself is no such solecism as it hath been represented by men rather ambitious of criticising than qualified to criticise.