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71.3. moveri, that it was actually moving: for the omission of the subj. acc. turrim, see § 582. N. 1 (336. a. N.); B. 314. 5; G. 527. 4; H. 642 (p. 296, foot-note 2); H-B. 592. 71.5.

locuti, speaking; cf. 52 7. 71.6.

existimare （sc. se, and cf. 59 23 and note）, that they thought: depending on locuti. 71.8.

possent: a ref. clause expressing cause; § 535. e (320. e); B. 283. 3. a; G. 633; H. 592 (517); H-B. 523. — se （obj.） … permittere, that they surrendered themselves, etc.: depending on dixerunt. 71.9.

unum, only one thing; notice the emphatic position of the word. — pro sua, etc., in accordance with his usual, etc.; cf. 68 27. 71.10.

quam … audirent, which they were [all the time] hearing of: repeated action. 71.11.

statuisset: for the fut. perf. （statueris） of the dir. disc. （§ 516. c (307. c); B. 264. a; G. 595; H. 540. 2 (473. 2); cf. H-B. 536, 470. ftn. 1）. — ne … despoliaret: subst. clause of purpose, in app. with unum, but really depending on deprecari for its form ; see note on 4 17. 71.12.

inimicos: cf. 71 10. 71.13.

virtuti: § 367 (227); B. 187. ii. a; G. 346; H. 426. 2 (385. II); H-B. 363. — traditis armis （= si arma tradita essent）: abl. abs., equivalent to a protasis （§ 521. a (310. a); B. 227. 2. b; G. 593. 2; H. 489. 2 (431. 2); H-B. 578. 6）; In the dir. disc. a vivid fut. condition, si arma tradita erunt, non poterimus. 71.14.

sibi praestare, that it was better for them: impers.; the subj. is the following infin. clause. — si … deducerentur （fut. condition）, if they shouId be reduced to such an extremity. 71.15.

quamvis: from quivis. 71.16.

consuessent: for the form, see§ 181. a (128. a); B. 116. 1; G. 131. 1; H. 238 (235); H-B. 163. 1. Give the speech of the ambassadors of the Aduatuci in dir. disc., and also Caesar's reply, ch. 32.


Caesar's Gallic War. J. B. Greenough, Benjamin L. D'Ooge and M. Grant Daniell. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1898.

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