2i8 THEORT of the 



facere, &c. does not fully exprefs it. The energy of interroga- 

 tion, in point of thought, admits of a more clofe and perfect, 

 combination with the conception denoted by a verb, than can 

 well be exprefled by any circumlocution * ; but it is fully de- 

 noted by the interrogative mood, as appears by the perfon who 

 is addrefTed in that mood returning a pertinent anfwer. This, 

 which is fo manifeft with refpeft to the interrogative mood, ia 

 equally true with refpecl to all the other moods. 



Wonder has a kind of mood appropriated to the expreffing of 

 it, made out by the addition of a particle, originally of inter- 

 rogative meaning, to the indicative mood ; at leaft, I think it 

 is fo in all the languages that I am acquainted with. 



§>uam timeo quorfum evadas. Ter. 



§>uam pene furvce regna Proferpincv, 



Et judicantem vidimus JEacunu Hor. 



'Tela quam certo moderatur arcu. Sen. 



£>u y il ejl cruel — quHl ejl doux d'etre Pere! 



Diderot Pere de Famille, 



How fearful and dizzy His to cafi one's eyes fo low ! 



How many thoufands of my poorejl fubjecls are at this hour 

 afleep! Shakes. 



None of thefe fentences are interrogations, or can admit of 

 an anfwer. They all exprefs (in addition to the general mean- 

 ing 



* I believe the neareft we can come to it is by the ufe of the imperative of a verb 

 of affirming with the infinitive of the primary verb. ' 



Die mihi Damceta cujum pecus, an Melibcei ? 

 Cujus ejl pecus ? Die cujus pecus eft. 

 Jubeo te mihi dicer e cujus pecus eft* 



