EXCEPTION III.—PRONOUN WITHOUT PAUSE.
When a pronoun is added to an other word merely for emphasis and distinction, the comma is not inserted; as, "Ye men of Athens,"—"I myself,"—"Thou flaming minister,"—"You princes."
EXCEPTION IV.—NAMES ACQUIRED.
When a name acquired by some action or relation, is put in apposition with a preceding noun or pronoun, the comma is not inserted; as, "I made the ground my bed;"—"To make him king;"—"Whom they revered as God;"—"With modesty thy guide."—Pope.
RULE VIII.—ADJECTIVES.
Adjectives, when something depends on them, or when they have the import of a dependent clause, should, with their adjuncts, be set off by the comma; as,
1. ——————————————"Among the roots
Of hazel, pendent o'er the plaintive stream,
They frame the first foundation of their domes."—Thomson.
2. ————————————-"Up springs the lark, Shrill-voic'd and loud, the messenger of morn."—Id.
EXCEPTION.—ADJECTIVES RESTRICTIVE.
When an adjective immediately follows its noun, and is taken in a restrictive sense, the comma should not be used before it; as,