certaine. — See Gram

1. 25. voulût. See Gram., § 572. It often seems to be optional with the writer, or speaker, whether he shall use the indicative or the subjunctive after such expressions as it est juste and il semble ; often there is no appréciable différence of nieaning, but when there is any the subjunctive implies a less degree of certaiuty than the indicative.

1. 30. échouait. — " Would havefailed." A curions use of theimperfect for the past conditional.