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1532 R. Whitford Pype or Tonne f. cxcvii The very pathe of Christe therfore: is violent. No persone may walke therin: but by selfe violence.

1615 J. Sylvester Iob Triumphant 35 in 2nd Session Parl. Vertues Reall Why should I teare me (as one out of Sense) With mine own Teeth? or doe Selfe-Violence?

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1584 Self-violence? what cause Brought him so soon at variance with himself Among his foes? View more context for this quotation

1721 E. Young Revenge iv. i. 37 I..Exact your solemn Oath, that you'll abstain From all Self-Violence.

1787 J. Hawkins Life Johnson 231 Whether he resigned himself to the slow operation of that disease, or precipitated his end by an act of self-violence.

1810 Morning Post 10 Oct. Persons to attend him, with views to his safety from self-violence.

1865 Sat. Rev. 25 Nov. 677/2 Before the calm, cool eye of scientific truth..the morbid impulse is most likely to sink abashed, and the hand of self-violence to fall powerless.

1926 N.Y. Times 29 Apr. 20/2 The mother moved to the hotel and abandoned the child, leaving no clue as to its identity and threatening self-violence if found.

1971 Times 1 Dec. 16/4 Roy, almost 15, very severely autistic,..and apparently bent on self-violence.

2016 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 31 July (News section) 10 A woman so depressed, frustrated, lonely and/or angry that she thought this act of self-violence made sense.