IJO on the personal pronouKs. Sept. 26. 



merced*. The general use of these phrases, gives 

 to that language a dignity and politenefi in colloquy, 

 that scarce admits of being rendered into Englifh 

 with propfictj. 



The Germans also make use of the simplS pronoun 

 euer, der eure, or der eurzge, to inferiors onlj. But 

 superiors they addrefs in the more respectful terms 

 ihr, dero, ihro and ihrige. 



In Swedifh also they only make use of the word ee, 

 when speaking to inferiors, ban, when addrelsing 

 -equals, and her, adding the name of the person, which 

 is equivalent to Mr, with thepropername in Englilli, 

 •when they addrefs superiors. 



It thus appears that this distinction of the pcrso- 

 ■ r.A pronouns, though it has been overlooked by gram- 

 marians, is natural and proper. I therefore conclude, 

 that the personal pronouns, besides those variations 

 already specified, oi gender, number, %nd case, admit of 

 another variation, denoting personal relation also. I 

 do not fiad a name for this division at present suf- 

 ficiently exprefsive. 



All the variations above described, apply to the 

 pronoun of the third person, in the same manner as 

 to those oi xhc Jirst and second persons. But there 

 are other peculiarities respecting the pronoun of the 

 third person, that do not apply to the others, which 

 'require now to be noticed. 



To be continued. 



• I think I cjin perceive .1 peculiar delic.icy in the d'rivation of th's 

 phrase. Maced, by itsilt, is a Uvour cr agift. The oblique reference to 

 fuvours conferred, when speakirg to those who, fiom superiority of .rank, 

 )iave -he power of conferring these, seeias '.o le paructjarly delicate. Pcr- 

 hart this is on!y 3 refi.ieiTi:nt. 



