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Rh By '''ŭt. . nōn or quīn', after a Negative or quasi-Negative one: nēmo ădĕō fĕrĕs est ŭt nōn mītescĕrĕ possĭt no one is so wild that he cannot be civilised, făcĕrĕ nōn possum quīn cottīdĭē ad tē littĕrās mīttam I cannot help sending you a letter every day (lit. I cannot act so as not to'', etc.).

§ 394. ——Verbs of Preventing and Declining take nē; Verbs of Preventing also quō mĭnŭs. impĕdĭŏr nē {also quō mĭnus) plūră dīcam I am hindered from saying more (so that I should say no more); nē sententiam dīcĕrĕt rĕcūsāvĭt he refused to pronounce an opinion; căvĕ nē tĭtŭbēs take care that you do not stumble.

After Negative or quasi-Negative sentences, quīn may be used; nōn rĕcūsō quīn crīmĭnĭbŭs respondĕam I do not refuse to answer the charges.

§ 395. —These denote the purpose of an action. The purpose may be either—

(a) An Action to be Caused, or

(b) An Action to be Prevented.

{a) An Action to be caused is introduced by ŭt: ēssĕ ŏportĕt ŭt vīvās one ought to eat to live.

{b) An Action to be prevented is introduced by nē, or sometimes by ŭt . . nē: prŏpĕrā nē vāpŭles make haste that you may not be thrashed; quid vis nōbis dăre ŭt scy̆phi istī abs tē nē aufĕrantur? what are you willing to give me that your cups may not be taken from you?

—Verbs of Ordering, Entreating, and Advising are followed—

By ŭt of what it, is requested should happen: pĕtō ā tē ŭt aurum reddăs I ask you to return the gold.

By nē (sometimes ut . . ne) of what it is requested should not happen: mŏnŭī tē nē uxōrem dūcĕrēs I warned you not to marry, impĕtrant ut nē iūrent they obtain their request not to take the oath.

§ 397. —Verbs of fearing' are followed—

By nē that (or lest), of what it is feared may happen.

By '''nē. . . nōn' that (or lest''). . not, of what it is feared may not happen.