4. Licet sometimes loses its verbal force (see [§ 295], 6) and sinks to the level of a conjunction with the force of although. It takes the Subjunctive, Present or Perfect; as,—
licet omnēs terrōrēs impendeant, succurram, though all terrors hang over me, (yet) I will lend aid.
5. Quamquam, with the force and yet, is often used to introduce principal clauses; as,—
quamquam quid loquor, and yet why do I speak?
6. In post-Augustan writers quamquam is freely construed with the Subjunctive, while quamvīs is often used to introduce statements of fact, and takes either the Indicative or the Subjunctive. Thus:—
quamquam movērētur hīs vōcibus, although he was moved by these words;
quamvīs multī opīnārentur, though many thought;
quamvīs īnfēstō animō pervēnerās, though you had come with hostile intent.
Clauses with Dum, Modo, Dummodo, denoting a Wish or a Proviso.
[310]. These particles are followed by the Subjunctive (negative nē) and have two distinct uses:—
I. They are used to introduce clauses embodying a wish entertained by the subject of the leading verb; as,—
multī honesta neglegunt dummodo potentiam cōnsequantur, many neglect honor in their desire to obtain power (if only they may attain);
omnia postposuī, dum praeceptīs patris pārērem, I made everything else secondary, in my desire to obey the injunctions of my father;
nīl obstat tibi, dum nē sit dītior alter, nothing hinders you in your desire that your neighbor may not be richer than you.