Syntax, Clauses of Result.
284. I. Clauses of Result are usually introduced by ut (tlzat, so that), negative ut non (so that not), and take the Subjunctive. The main clause often contains tantus, tAlis, tot, is (= tAUs), tam, ita, sic, adeo, or some similar word. Thus:quis tam demens est ut sua voluntate maereat, who is so senseless as to mourn of his own volition .f! Siciliam ita vastavit ut restitui in antiquum statum non poastt, he has so ravaged Sicily that it cannot be restored to its former condition; mons altissimus Impendebat, ut facile perpauci prohfbere possent, a very high mouniais; overhung; so that a very few could easily stop them; non is es ut te pudor umquam a turpitiidine avocarit, Y02t are not so constituted that shame ever called you back from baseness. 2. A Result Clause is often introduced by a Relative Pronoun or Adverb, qui (= ut is), quo (= ut eo), etc.; as,j
nemo est tam senex qui se annum non putet posse vivere, nobody is so old as not to thz'nk lle will It"vea year; habette eum consulem qui par ere vestris decretis non dubitet, you have. a consul such as does not hesitate to obey your decrees. a. These Relative Clauses of Result are closely related to the Clause of Characteristic, and sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the two constructions. It is best to class the relative clause as one of Characteristic, unless the result idea is clear and unmistakable.
3. Result clauses may also be introduced by quin = ut non; as,nihil tam difficile est quin quaerend o investigari possit, nothing is so diificult tllat it cannot be discovered by searclling; . nemo est tam fortis quin rei novrtate pertur'betur, no one t's so steadfast as not to be throwf/. into confusion by a strange occurrence. 4. Note the use of quam ut (sometimes quam alone) to denote Result after comparatives; as,-
urbs erat munrtdor
quam ut primo impetu capi posset, the city was too strongly fortified to be taken at the .first attack (lit. more strongly fortified than [so] that it could be taken, etc.).