The Gate to Cæsar

CHAPTER XV.

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1. Partitive Genitive: 216; H. 396, IV. 2. Ablative of Quality: 251; H. 419, II. 3. Causal Relative Sentences: 320, e; H. 517.

1. The territories of the Nervii border on the Ambiani.

2. The Nervii blame the Ambiani for having surrendered.[1]

3. The Nervii have[2] great influence among the Belgæ.

4. They use no wine, because it weakens[3] character.

5. Those men think minds lose energy through wine.

[NOTES.-- 1. for having surrendered: turn by a relative clause. 2. have: say _are_ (men) _of_. 3. because it weakens: a relative clause with subjunctive, to indicate their view, as distinguished from a statement of fact.]