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. 1898 edition.: ...330. Antequam and priusquam take the Subjunctive to denote an act as anticipated. priusquam telum adici posset, omnis aciSs terga vertit, before a spear could be hurled, the whole army fled. Clauses introduced by Dum, Donee, Quoad. 331. I. Dum, ivhile, regularly takes the Present Indicative with the force of an Imperfect; as, --Alexander, dum inter primores pugnat. sagitta ictus est, Alexander, while he was fighting in the van, was struck by an arrow. II. Dum, donec, and quoad, as long as, take the Indicative; as, --dum anima est, spes est, as long as there is life there is hope. 138 Temporal Clauses. III. Dam, dd nec, and quoad, until, take--1. The Indicative, to denote an actual event; as, --donec rediit, fuit silentium, there was silence till he came. 2. The Subjunctive, to denote anticipation or expectancy; as, --exspectavit Caesar durn naves convemrent, Caesar waited for the ships to assemble. 332. VOCABULARY. adversarius, ii, m., adversary. dum, while; as long as; until. ago, ere, egi, actus, I do. magistrates, us, m., magistrate. antequam, before. Massilia, ae, f., Marseilles. communid, ire, Ivi (ii), itus, perficio. ere, fSci, fectus, / ac strongly fortify. complish. Domitiui. i (ii), m., Domitius, priusquam, before. a marts name. silentium, i (ii), n., silence. donec, until. tamen, nevertheless, yet. EXERCISES. 333. i. Hunc collem occupat priusquam ab adversariis sentiatur. 2. Antequam haec perficerem, abiit. 3. Antequam ad causam redeo, de me pauca dicam. 4. Non prius fuga destiterunt quam ad Rhenum pervenerunt. 5. Dum haec inter eos aguntur, Domitius Massiliam pervenit. 6. Huic magistratui restiti, dum potui. 7. Donee rediit, fuit tamen silentium. 8. Caesar exspectavit dum haec mandata ad hostes perferrentur. 334. i. Before he set out fori Britain, Caesar fitted his ships out with all things. 2. We did not set out, before we informed you of our plan. 3. Before I set out, I shall inform the senate of my plans. 4. While the troops
