A
man might just as well teach, that _good_ is a superlative, and not
susceptible of comparison, because "_there is none good but one_."

OBS. 13.--Pronominal adjectives, when their nouns are expressed, simply
relate to them, and have no modifications: except _this_ and _that_, which
form the plurals _these_ and _those_; and _much, many_, and a few others,
which are compared. Examples: "Whence hath _this_ man _this_ wisdom, and
_these_ mighty works?"--_Matt._, xiii, 54. "But _some_ man will say, How
are the dead raised up? and with _what_ body do they come?"--_1 Cor._, xv,
35. "The _first_ man Adam was made a living soul; the _last_ Adam was made
a quickening spirit."--_Ib._, 45. So, when one pronominal adjective
"precedes an other, the former _must be taken_ simply as an adjective;" as,

"Those suns are set. O rise _some other_ such!"
--_Cowper's Task_, B. ii, l. 252.

OBS. 14.--Pronominal adjectives, when their nouns are not expressed, may be
parsed as representing them in _person, number, gender_, and _case_; but
those who prefer it, may supply the ellipsis, and parse the adjective,
_simply as an adjective_. Example: "He threatens _many_, who injures
_one_."--_Kames_. Here it may be said, "_Many_ is a pronominal adjective,
meaning _many persons_; of the third person, plural number, masculine
gender, and objective case." Or those who will take the word simply as an
adjective, may say, "_Many_ is a pronominal adjective, of the positive
degree, compared _many, more, most_, and relating to _persons_ understood."
And so of "_one_," which represents, or relates to, _person_ understood.
Either say, "_One_ is a pronominal adjective, not compared," and give the
_three definitions_ accordingly; or else say, "One is a pronominal
adjective, relating to _person_ understood; of the third person, singular
number, masculine gender, and objective case," and give the _six
definitions_ accordingly.

OBS. 15.--_Elder_ for _older_, and _eldest_ for _oldest_, are still
frequently used; though the ancient positive, _eld_ for _old_, is now
obsolete. Hence some have represented _old_ as having a two-fold
comparison; and have placed it, not very properly, among the irregular
adjectives. The comparatives _elder_ and _better_, are often used as
_nouns_; so are the Latin comparatives _superior_ and _inferior, interior_
and _exterior, senior_ and _junior, major_ and _minor_: as, The _elder's_
advice,--One of the _elders_,--His _bett