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56.24.

his persuaderi, etc.: these could not be persuaded, etc. (lit. it could not be persuaded to these). Verbs that take the dat. in the act. are used impers. in the pass. and retain the dat. — ut, etc.: subst. clause of purpose, depending for its construction on persuaderi, but (in the impers. construction) used as subject of poterat.


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