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ADJECTIVES — PRONOUNS
43
burne uses the accusativus graecus, or accusative of respect,
of Greek and Latin.
IV, 262, [she] cheeks and lips and eyelids kisses her . . .
§ 4. Adjectives.
Adjectives offer few syntactical peculiarities. I have
noted one case where the absolute superlative, which is
clearly meant, has been exchanged for the relative.
II, 264, Reach forth thine holiest hand,
O Mother of many sons and memories,
Reach forth thy hand . . .
Moreover in very rare cases of archaisation the
substantivizing of singular adjectives without the modern use
of one is still to be found.
I, 219, The third had feet and fingers bare
She was the likest God . ..
III, 133, ... 1 heard cry
That sweet who was the armourer’s maid . . .
Sweet may of course sometimes be found used in this
way in everyday emotional language.
§ 5. Pronouns.
Sometimes we find constructions where the personal
pronouns are omitted, contrary to the demands of modern
English :
II, 70, O my sons, O too dutiful toward Gods not of me!
204, O fools and blind, and full of sins and fears!
III, 18, And earliest whom he struck he struck too late.
In compliance with the last instance quoted we find
the form as who, which is very common.
I, 213, . . . unwinding cloth from cloth
As who unhusks an almond . . .
II, 57, Thou hast given as who gives gladly.
Possessives show several peculiarities.
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