him, &c. represent nouns understood. Him, in the last sentence but five, is governed by declare, and I is nominative to declare.  George and Eliza are in the nominative case independent:  Rule 5. “Whatever science,” &c. is equivalent to, that science which suits your taste;—­“whichever pattern;” i.e. that pattern which pleases you best. Whoever is a compound relative; he, the antecedent part, is nominative to “will behold.” Take agrees with you understood. Forsake is in the infinitive mood after “see:”  Rule 25.

REMARKS ON RELATIVE PRONOUNS.

Which sometimes relates to a member of a sentence, or to a whole sentence, for its antecedent:  as, “We are required to fear God and keep his commandments, which is the whole duty of man.”  What is the whole duty of man?  “To fear God and keep his commandments:”  therefore, this phrase is the antecedent to which.

The conjunction as, when it follows such, many, or same, is frequently denominated a relative pronoun; as, “I am pleased with such as have a refined taste;” that is, with those who, or them who have, &c.  “Let such as presume to advise others, look well to their own conduct;” that is, Let those, or them who presume, &c. “As many as were ordained to eternal life, believed;” that is, they, those, or all who were ordained, believed.  “He exhibited the same testimonials as were adduced on a former occasion;” that is, those testimonials which were adduced, &c.  But, in examples like these, if we supply the ellipsis which a critical analysis requires us to do, as will be found to be a conjunction; thus, “I am pleased with such persons, as those persons are who have a refined taste; Let such persons, as those persons are who presume,” &c.

QUESTIONS NOT ANSWERED IN PARSING.

From what words is the term pronoun derived?—­Do pronouns always avoid the repetition of nouns?—­Name the three kinds of pronouns.—­What distinguishes the personal from the relative pronouns?—­How many personal pronouns are there?—­Repeat them.—­What belong to pronouns?—­Is gender applied to all the personal pronouns?—­To which of them is it applied?—­Which of the personal pronouns have no peculiar termination to denote their gender?—­How many persons have pronouns?—­Speak them in their different persons.—­How many numbers have pronouns?—­How many cases?—­What are they?—­Decline all the personal pronouns.—­When self is added to the personal pronouns, what are they called, and how are they used?—­When is you singular in sense?—­Is it ever singular in form?—­Why are the words, my, thy, his, her, our, your, their, called personal pronouns?—­Why are the words, mine, thine, his, hers, ours, yours,