110. The following sentences illustrate the uses of these Pronouns :

One virtue he had in perfection, which was prudence, too often the only one that is left us at seventy-two. -Goldsmith.

I am all the subjects that you have,

Which first was mine own king.-Temp. 1, 2, 342. There is no character more contemptible than a man that is a fortune-hunter.-Goldsmith.

From that stile there goes a path that leads directly to Doubting Castle, which is kept by Giant Despair.— Bunyan.

As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form.—Goldsmith. Like cliffs, which had been rent asunder.-Coleridge. Our cock, which always crew at eleven, now told us that it was time for repose.-Goldsmith.

These wise men that crow so at these set kind of fools. Twel. 1, 5, 95.

111. Who is sometimes used by the poets for he who :Who steals my purse, steals trash.-Oth. 3, 3, 157.

112. What is often equivalent to that which :

Some praise at morning what they blame at night,
But always think the last opinion right.-Pope.
What you do

Still betters what is done.-Wint. 4, 4, 135.

:

113. Which may have a sentence for its antecedent :Richardson, like a man of sense, kept his shop; and his shop kept him, which his novels, admirable as they are, would scarcely have done.-Macaulay. He by no means wants sense, which only serves to aggravate his former folly.—Goldsmith.

(7.) THE INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.

114. Under this head we place a number of words used as Nouns or as Adjectives, which are called Indefinite

1. Either because they denote an Indefinite number ;
such are, any, some, few, many, all, such:
2. Or because they denote persons or things not
particularly defined; such are, either, neither,
both, one, another, something, anything, some,
others, somewhat.

115. The following are examples of the use of Indefinite Pronouns :

Few, few shall part where many meet.—Campbell.
One beats the bush, and another catches the bird.

Old Proverb.

Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force.
Sonn. 91,

I.

Give me some drink, Titinius.-J. C. 1, 2, 127.
Avoid extremes, and shun the fault of such
Who still are pleased too little or too much.-Pope.
Something is rotten in the State of Denmark.

Ham. 1, 4, 90.

You spurn'd me such a day; another time
You call'd me dog.—Merch. 1, 3, 128.

Who is here so vile that will not love his country?

If any, speak; for him have I offended.

J. C. 3, 2, 44.

She is my goods, my chattels; she is my house
My household stuff, my field, my barn,

My horse, my ox, my ass, my anything.

Shrew, 3, 2, 232.

They have a king and officers of sorts;
Where some, like magistrates, correct at home,
Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad,
Others, like soldiers, armed in their stings,
Make boot upon the summer's velvet buds.

H. 5.; 1, 2, 190. Well, somewhat we must do.-R. 2.; 2, 2, 116.

(8.) INDEFINITE RELATIVE PRONOUNS.

116. By adding ever and soever to the Relatives who, which, and what, we form the Pronouns whoever, whichever, whatever, whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever, all of which are used as Indefinite Relatives.

And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite,
One truth is clear, whatever is, is right.—Pope.

All thoughts, all passions, all delights,
Whatever stirs this mortal frame,

All are but ministers of love,

And feed his sacred flame.-Coleridge.

And here she stands, touch her whoever dare.

Shrew, 3, 2, 235.

Whatsoever thou art, thou art but a scurvy fellow.

Twel. 3, 4, 163.

PRONOMINAL ADVERBS.

117. Many Adverbs are closely connected with Pronouns; for example

1. Demonstratives: there, thither, thence; then, thus; here, hither, hence; where, whither.

2. Interrogatives: Where? Whither? Whence? When? Why? How?

3. Relatives

how.

where, whither, whence, when, why,

4. Indefinites: anywhere, anywise, somehow, sometimes, somewhat.

118. Examples of the use of Pronominal Adverbs are

There sleeps Titania sometime of the night,
Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight.
Mids. 2, 1, 253.

The third day comes a frost, a killing frost,
And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely
His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root,
And then he falls, as I do.-H. 8.; 3, 2, 355.
Thus, Brutus, did my master bid me kneel;
Thus did Mark Antony bid me fall down.

J. C. 3, 1, 123.

Here comes my nurse,

And she brings news.-Rom. 3, 2, 31.

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows.

Mids. 2, 1, 249.

Then tell me, whither were I best to send him ?

Gent. 1, 3, 24.

Who sent you hither?

Wherefore do you come?

R. 3.; I, 4, 177.

Whence came you?-Gent. 4, 1, 18.

When shall we three meet again ?— Macb. 1, 1, I.
There will we mount, and thither walk on foot.

Shrew, 4, 3, 188.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.-Pope.

So she asked him what they were, whence they came, and whither they were bound, and he told her.-Bunyan.

Our coffers, with too great a court

And liberal largess, are grown somewhat light.

That's somewhat madly spoken.

R. 2.; I, 4, 44.

Meas. 5, 89.

His principles were somewhat lax.

was somewhat hard.-Macaulay.

His heart

But where the dead leaf fell, there did it rest.—Keats.