Dum , dōnec , and quoad , as long as , take the Indicative:— dum anima est , spēs esse dīcitur (Att. 9.10.3) , as long as there is life, there is said to be hope. dum praesidia ūlla fuērunt , in Sullae praesidiīs fuit (Rosc. Am. 126) , so long as there were any garrisons, he was in the garrisons of Sulla. dum longius ā mūnītiōne aberant Gallī, plūs multitūdine tēlōrum prōficiēbant (B. G. 7.82) , so long as the Gauls were at a distance from the fortifications , they had the advantage because of their missiles. dōnec grātus eram tibī, Persārum viguī rēge beātior (Hor. Od. 3.9.1) , as long as I enjoyed thy favor , I flourished happier than the king of the Persians. quoad potuit fortissimē restitit (B. G. 4.12) , he resisted bravely as long as he could. Dōnec in this use is confined to poetry and later writers. Quam diū , as long as , takes the Indicative only: as, sē oppidō tam diū tenuit quam diū in prōvinciā Parthī fuērunt (Fam. 12.19.2) , he kept himself within the town as long as the Parthians were in the province.

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