14. Govern well thy appetite, lest sin _surprise_ thee.
15. I know not whether it _is_ so or not.
16. Would he _were_ fatter!
17. If there _were_ no light, there would be no colors.
18. Oh, that he _were_ a son of mine!
19. Though it _be_ cloudy to-night, it will be cold.
20. Though the whole _exceed_ a part, we sometimes prefer a part to the
whole.
21. Whether he _go_ or not, I must be there.
22. Though an angel from heaven _command_ it, we should not steal.
23. If there _be_ an eye, it was made to see.
24. It _were_ well it _were done_ quickly.
+Direction+.--_Supply in each of the following sentences a verb in the
indicative or the subjunctive mode, and give a reason for your choice_:--
1. I wish it ---- in my power to help you.
2. I tremble lest he ----.
3. If he ---- guilty, the evidence does not show it.
4. He deserves our pity, unless his tale ---- a false one.
5. Though he ---- there, I did not see him.
6. If he ---- but discreet, he will succeed.
7. If I ---- he, I would do differently.
8. If ye ---- men, fight.
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LESSON 141.
CONSTRUCTION OF MODE AND TENSE FORMS--CONTINUED.
+Caution+.--Be careful to employ the tense forms of the different modes in
accordance with their meaning, and in such a way as to preserve the proper
order of time.
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