OBS. 11.—­The conjunction as, when it connects nominatives that are in apposition, or significant of the same person or thing, is commonly placed at the beginning of a sentence, so that the verb agrees with its proper nominative following the explanatory word:  thus, “As a poet, he holds a high rank.”—­Murray’s Sequel, p. 355. “As a poet, Addison claims a high praise.”—­Ib., p. 304. “As a model of English prose, his writings merit the greatest praise.”—­Ib., p. 305.  But when this conjunction denotes a comparison between different persons or things signified by two nominatives, there must be two verbs expressed or understood, each agreeing with its own subject; as, “Such writers as he [is,] have no reputation worth any man’s envy.” [396]

   “Such men as he [is] be never at heart’s ease
    Whiles they behold a greater than themselves.”—­Shakspeare.

OBS. 12.—­When two nominatives are connected by as well as, but, or save, they must in fact have two verbs, though in most instances only one is expressed; as, “Such is the mutual dependence of words in sentences, that several others, as well as [is] the adjective, are not to be used alone.”—­Dr. Wilson’s Essay, p. 99.  “The Constitution was to be the one fundamental law of the land, to which all, as well States as people, should submit.”—­W.  I. BOWDITCH:  Liberator, No. 984.  “As well those which history, as those which experience offers to our reflection.”—­ Bolingbroke, on History, p. 85.  Here the words “offers to our reflection” are understood after “history.” “None but He who discerns futurity, could have foretold and described all these things.”—­Keith’s Evidences, p. 62.  “That there was in those times no other writer, of any degree of eminence, save he himself.”—­Pope’s Works, Vol. iii, p. 43.

   “I do entreat you not a man depart,
    Save I alone, till Antony have spoke.”—­Shak., J. Caesar.

OBS. 13.—­Some grammarians say, that but and save, when they denote exception, should govern the objective case as prepositions.  But this idea is, without doubt, contrary to the current usage of the best authors, either ancient or modern.  Wherefore I think it evident that these grammarians err.  The objective case of nouns being like the nominative, the point can be proved only by the pronouns; as, “There is none but he alone.”—­Perkins’s Theology, 1608.  “There is none other but he.”—­Mark, xii, 32. (This text is good authority as regards the case, though it is incorrect in an other respect:  it should have been, “There is none but he,” or else, “There is no other than he.”) “No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven.”—­John, iii, 13.  “Not that any man hath seen the father, save he which is of God.”—­John, vi, 46.  “Few can, save he and I.”—­Byron’s Werner.  “There is none justified, but he that is in measure sanctified.”—­Isaac Penington. Save, as a conjunction, is nearly obsolete.