Illa vel intāctae segetis per summa volāret
grāmina nec tenerās cursū laesisset aristās,
vel mare per medium flūctū suspēnsa tumentī
ferret iter celerīs nec tingueret aequore plantās.
I am a bit confused as to why Vergil uses the subjunctive here, and why laesisset is pluperfect. Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong?
grāmina nec tenerās cursū laesisset aristās,
vel mare per medium flūctū suspēnsa tumentī
ferret iter celerīs nec tingueret aequore plantās.
I am a bit confused as to why Vergil uses the subjunctive here, and why laesisset is pluperfect. Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong?