Emily Dickinson Lexicon

herself, pron. [OE hire self; third person singular feminine reflexive pronoun; see she, her, her's, and self, n.] (webplay: power).

1. [Refers to a person] she.
2. [Refers to life, or a road of life] itself.
3. [Refers to abstractions such as the soul, truth, and rapture] itself.
4. [Refers to nature, or natural things such as dew, a drop, moon, bird, flower, or a butterfly] itself.
5. [Refers to times such as day, noon; refers to seasons such as summer] itself.