Another opposes him with sound argument.

     It is as if one should be so enthusiastic a lover of poetry as
     to care nothing for Homer or Milton.

     There were plenty more for him to fall in company with, as
     some of the rangers had gone astray.

     The Soldan, imbued, as most were, with the superstitions of his
     time, paused over a horoscope.

     If those [taxes] were the only ones we had to pay, we might the
     more easily discharge them.

     Much might be said on both sides.

     If hand of mine another’s task has lightened. 
     It felt the guidance that it does not claim. 
     So perish all whose breast ne’er learned to glow
     For others’ good, or melt for others’ woe.

     None shall rule but the humble.

[Sidenote:  Some inflected.]

It will be noticed that some of these are inflected for case and number; such as one other, another.

The word one has a reflexive form; for example,—­

[Sidenote:  One reflexive.]

     The best way to punish oneself for doing ill seems to me to go
     and do good.—­KINGSLEY.

     The lines sound so prettily to one’s self.  HOLMES.

Exercise.—­Find sentences containing ten numeral pronouns.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.

[Sidenote:  Definition and examples.]

136.  Indefinite pronouns are words which stand for an indefinite number or quantity of persons or things; but, unlike adjective pronouns, they are never used as adjectives.

Most of them are compounds of two or more words:—­

[Sidenote:  List.]

Somebody, some one, something; anybody, any one (or anyone), anything; everybody, every one (or everyone), everything; nobody, no one, nothing; somebody else, anyone else, everybody else, every one else, etc.; also aught, naught; and somewhat, what, and they.

The following sentences contain indefinite pronouns:—­

     As he had them of all hues, he hoped to fit everybody’s fancy.

     Every one knows how laborious the usual method is of attaining
     to arts and sciences.

     Nothing sheds more honor on our early history than the
     impression which these measures everywhere produced in America.

     Let us also perform something worthy to be remembered.

     William of Orange was more than anything else a religious man.

     Frederick was discerned to be a purchaser of everything that
     nobody else would buy.