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[*] 724. In Homer, as the examples show, both present and aorist optative are freely used in future wishes, as in the corresponding future conditions (455). But the present optative in Homer also expresses a present wish implying that it is not attained, as it may express a present unreal condition (438). For this use, see 739.
Macmillan. London, Melbourne, Toronto. 1889. reprint edition:. St. Martin's Press. New York. 1965.
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