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The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892

The Subjunctive in the Chanson de Roland by Frank Emil Lodeman, 1892, Page 8

A. The Subjunctive in Independent Clauses.
1. The Subjunctive of Desire
II. The Subjunctive of Command
III. The Potential Subjunctive
I. The Subjunctive of Desire.
In Latin the Subjunctive of Desire expressing a wish, an entreaty, or a command, was, like the Potential Subjunctive, widely used, and was found in all tenses and persons.
Its use in modern French has become much restricted, being confined, as a rule, to a few idiomatic expressions and seldom found except in the 3 person, of the present tense. As to the remaining tenses, the imperfect occurs in a few phrases with plut, the pluperfect is hardly ever used, and the perfect tense is entirely wanting.
Although, in Old French, the use of this subjunctive is more extended tan in modern French, it is far from being met with as frequently as in Latin. In the Chanson de Roland, it occurs in all the persons of singular, and the 3 p.p. of the present tense, and

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A. The Subjunctive in Independent Clauses. 1. The Subjunctive of Desire II. The Subjunctive of Command III. The Potential Subjunctive I. The Subjunctive of Desire. In Latin the Subjunctive of Desire expressing a wish, an entreaty, or a command, was, like the Potential Subjunctive, widely used, and was found in all tenses and persons. Its use in modern French has become much restricted, being confined, as a rule, to a few idiomatic expressions and seldom found except in the 3 person, of the present tense. As to the remaining tenses, the imperfect occurs in a few phrases with plut, the pluperfect is hardly ever used, and the perfect tense is entirely wanting. Although, in Old French, the use of this subjunctive is more extended tan in modern French, it is far from being met with as frequently as in Latin. In the Chanson de Roland, it occurs in all the persons of singular, and the 3 p.p. of the present tense, and