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Thyself, thī-self, pron. thou or thee, in person—used for emphasis.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
You, ū, pron. 2d pers. pron. pl., but also used as singular.—pron.pl.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
That is an adj. pron. belonging to "man;" who is nom. to "will deign;" and ever is excluded from the sentence in sense.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
She, shē, pron. fem. the female understood or previously mentioned: sometimes used as a noun for a woman or other female.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Ye, yē, pron. the nom. pl. of the 2d person—in old English ye was always used as a nominative, and you as a dative or accusative, as in the English Bible.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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