Book 2 — Chapter XV.
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Chapter XV.
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 have2 great influence among the Belgæ.
4. They use no wine, because it weakens3 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.