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5.7.

possent: subjv. in a relative clause of characteristic (§ 535 (320); B. 283; G. 631. 1; H. 591. 1 (503. 1); H-B. 521. 1), i.e. not merely 'by which they could,' but 'of the sort by which they could.' In such clauses, which describe something by its qualities, the subjv. is regular in Latin. — Sequanos: i.e. the region now called Franche Comté, north of the Rhone.


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