VOLITIVE SUBJUNCTIVE.
[273]. The Volitive Subjunctive represents the action as willed. It always implies authority on the part of the speaker, and has the following varieties:—
A. HORTATORY SUBJUNCTIVE.
[274]. The Hortatory Subjunctive expresses an exhortation. This use is confined to the first person plural of the Present. The negative is nē. Thus:—
eāmus, let us go;
amēmus patriam, let us love our country;
nē dēspērēmus, let us not despair.
B. JUSSIVE SUBJUNCTIVE.
[275]. The Jussive Subjunctive expresses a command. The Jussive stands regularly in the Present Tense, and is used—
1. Most frequently in the third singular and the third plural; as,—
dīcat, let him tell;
dīcant, let them tell;
quārē sēcēdant improbī, wherefore let the wicked depart!
2. Less frequently in the second person, often with indefinite force; as,—