my family concerns according to the rules of justice, and to bid adieu to my children, that I might die in peace [(a)].-Trans. from Fénelon.

(a) Supply "were my views."

2. You can not do better than to accept my offer [(a)]. (a) Supply "would be doing well."

3. The vanquished army could not do otherwise than to submit to the conditions imposed upon them by the victors [(a)].

(a) Supply "would be doing."

ARTICLE XXXI.

THE INTERJECTIONS.

Section 1.

Words properly classed as interjections.

EXAMPLES.

1. Forbid it, O (a) Father of mercy!

(a) O is an interjection of calling. It has no grammatical connection with the other words of the sentence.-Rule XIV.

2. O (a) let not thy heart despise me!

(a) is an interjection expressing desire. It has no grammatical connection with the other words of the sentence.-Rule XIV. 3. Ah no! Achilles meets a shameful fate;

O, how unworthy of the brave and great!-Pope. 4. Alas! alas! (a) that great city Babylon! that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. Rev. xviii: 10.

(a) Alas! is an interjection expressing grief. It has no grammatical connection, etc.-Rule XIV.

Section 2.

Words of other parts of speech used as interjections.

EXAMPLES.

1. Amazing! (a) What do I see and hear?

(a) Amazing! is an adjective used as an interjection to express
wonder.

2. Hark! (a) they whisper.

(a) Hark! is a verb in the imperative mode used as an interjec-
tion, and signifies listen.

Section 3.

Interjectional phrases.

EXAMPLES.

1. "Dear me!" (a) said the fox; "[are they] coming
this way?"

(a) Dear me! is an interjectional phrase expressing surprise
and alarm.

2. Can gold gain friendship? Impudence of hope!
3. Ah me! the ground is gone on which we stood,
Lorenzo.

ARTICLE XXXII.

WORDS USED AS SUBSTITUTES FOR

SENTENCES.

1. Do you hear me?

EXAMPLES.

Yes (a). 2. Have you found
your pocket-book? Yes. 3. Have you seen John? No.
4. Have you finished your work? No.

(a) Yes is a substitute for the sentence I do hear you.

ARTICLE XXXIII.

THE USE OF PRESENT WILL, PAST WOULD, AS A PRINCIPAL VERB.

EXAMPLES.

1. Whom will ye that I shall release unto you? (a). (a) Will is a verb; irreg., trans., indic., pres., 2d, plu., to agree with its subject ye.-Rule IX.

That I shall release unto you whom is a noun, etc.; obj., and governed by will.-Rule III.

2. Now, at the feast the governor was wont to release unto them a prisoner whom they would [].

3. What will ye that I shall do unto you?

ARTICLE XXXIV.

THE INFINITIVE USED ABSTRACTLY.

EXAMPLES.

1. He was ashamed of being seen to weep (a).

2.

Being known to be dishonest, he was not trusted.

3.

He did not wish to seem to be agitated.

(a) To weep, is a verb; reg., intrans., inf., pres., and is used abstractly.-Rule XI, Note 3.