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TIlE INFINITIVE. [Par. iii, 112.

III The Exclamatory Infinitive.
The Infinitive is sometimes used absolutely in
exclamations: -
(1) " To think that he should be so foolish! "
(2) "Simpleton! To dream that he could succeed
without effort!"
In (1) "to think" appears to be the Subject of
some Verb understood, e.g. "astonishes me;" in (2)
"to dream" is probably an Adverbial Infinitive
modifying "simpleton" repeated. " Simpleton to
dream " is the same as "foolish to dream," or "for
dreaming."
112 EXEnCISuE XXI.
Parse the italicized words in the following Exercise:
A lean hungry wolf one day met a mastiff, who had lost himself in the forest, and asked the wolf to shew him the
way home.* For a moment the wolf thought of springing
at the dog's throat; he was so plump and sleek and seemed
so good to eat. But the mastiff was too strong to be overpowered; so the wolf replied, " Show you the way, Sir?
To be sure I will:" and away they trotted together.
Presently the mastiff looked askance at the wolf. " You
seem to mie," said he, " to be in good condition for the
chase, but you are not shapely to look at: one can count
your ribs." "I am content to be poor," replied the wolf:
"here in these woods there is not much to eat. But
what makes you so fat I and sleek? 1 I would give any
thing to be in stuch condition." " Then I advise you to