2377. ipse alone sometimes stands for an emphatic sē or suus : as, 434 pertimuērunt nē ab ipsīs dēscīsceret et cum suīs in grātiam redīret , N. 7, 5, 1, they were much afraid that he would abandon them and come into favour with his compatriots again .
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane

"What would you have me do about it, darling?" enquired Chapman, submissively.
— from The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

"I worked pretty well last night," he writes, referring to it in May, "very well indeed; but, although I did eleven close slips before half-past twelve, I have four to write to complete the chapter; and, as I foolishly left them till this morning, have the steam to get up afresh."
— from The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by John Forster