Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BE-SIDE', prep. [be and side, by the side.]

1. At the side of a person or thing; near; as, sit down beside me, or beside the stream.
2. Over and above; distinct from. Beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed. – Luke xvi.
3. On one side; out of the regular course or order; not according to, but not contrary. It is beside my present business to enlarge upon this speculation. – Locke.
4. Out of; in a state deviating from; as, to put one beside his patience. Hence,
5. With the reciprocal pronoun, beside one's self is out of the wits or senses; out of the order of reason, or of rational beings. Paul, thou art beside thyself. – Acts xxvi.