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safety. 9. One way remained through the Sequani, by which
the Helvetii had led their troops back home* a few years before.
10. Where are you going? I am going to Vesontio; it is less
than ten miles away, and there I shall be no more than a mile
from the enemy. 11. I shall not attack them to-day, but I
shall give my soldiers a rest from ^ their labors; to-morrow,
however, I shall advance much more quickly than the enemy
think possible. 12. The enemy's troops had arrived three days
before at a very wide and deep river which was less than two
miles from us, and over this river was a bridge. 13. This labor
is somewhat too severe for my troops, General; for they fought
a battle only two days before your arrival. 14. He arrived at
our camp three days ago with all his troops, a little more quickly
than one would suppose possible. 15. The famous^ Caesar
used ^ to build the best possible bridges. I have never seen a
better bridge than the one ^ he built over the Rhine. 16. These
mountains are much higher than those which we see in our
country.

I. idoneus is compared by means of magis and maxime.
2. ' from ' after ' a rest' is expressed by the use of a genitive, ' a rest
of labors.' 3. 40, c. 4. Customary action in past time: what tense ?
5.  Express by the proper case of ille.
 

LESSON   XV

THE EXPRESSION OF PURPOSE

77.  Purpose expressed by a noun.

a. A noun may indicate the end or purpose which something
serves or for which it is designed. The English form of expres¬
sion in these cases is a phrase with/or or as, or sometimes a mere
predicate noun after the verb to be when that verb is equivalent
to serves as. Nouns expressing purpose are put in the dative in
Latin, and the noun representing the person or thing to which