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68.7.

deferent, praeferrent: purpose clauses, but in slightly different relations, dependent on pugnant. The use of quo as a conj. to introduce a purpose clause when the clause contains no comparative is rare. It is used regularly in 60 27, 67 11. Here we should expect ut.


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