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—;262 SYNTAX.—ADVERBS. § 1353d. To the superlative are joined, longe, quam, facile, meaning " certainly," " undoubtedly ;" also tanto, quanto, rnulio, (fee. ; as, Fa cite doctissimus," certainly the most learned;" longe bellicosissima (sc.gens), " by far themost warlike ;" qna m m aximas potest copias armat, " he arms asgreat forces as possible! 14th. Quam, (and also ut,) is also used as an intensive word with thepositive, but in a sense somewhat different, resembling an exclamation ; as,Quam difficile est! "how difficult it is!' 1 quam, or ut crudelis! "howcruel l"Flens quam fa miliar iter ," weeping how affectionately" i. e.very affectionately ; quam severe, " how severely," i. e. very severely.§ 135. CASES GOVERNED BY ADVERBS.Rule XLVI. Some adverbs of time^lace^592.and quantity, govern the genitive ;as,Pridie ejus diei,The day before that day.Ublque gentium,Every where.Satis est verborum, There is enough of words.59o.—1. Adverbs of time governing the genitive are, interea, postea,in.de, tunc ; as, Interea loci, " in the mean time ;" postea loci, " afterwards ;"hide loci, "then;" tunc temporis, "at that time."594.— 2. Of place, Ubi, and quo, with their compounds, ubique, ubicunque, ubiubi, quovis, (fee. Also, eo, hue, huccine, unde, usquam, nusquam,longe, ibidem, (fee; as, unde terrdrum or gentium; longe gentium; ibidemloci. Also, hue, eo, and quo, expressing degree ; as, Eo audacice,— vecordioe—miseridrum,'• (fee., to that pitch of boldness—madness—misery," (fee.595.— 3. Of quantity, abunde, affdtim, largiter, nimis, satis, parum,mimme; as, abunde glorice ; affdtim divitidrum ; largiter aicri ; satis eloquentice;sapienticeparu?n est illi, or habet, " He has enough of glory, riches,"(fee. nihiime gentium, " by no means."596.— Obs. 1. Ergo (for the sake of), instar, and partim, also governthe genitive ; as, dondri virtutis ergo.597.— Obs. 2. Pridie and postridie, govern the genitive or accusativeas, Pridie Kalenddrum, or pridie Kalendas, sup. ante ; Postridie Kalenddrum,or Kalendas, sup. post.598.— Obs. S. En and Ecce govern the nominative or accusative; as*En causa; Ecce homo or hominem, sometimes a dative is added; as, Ecceduas dras tibi. Virg. In such constructions, a verb may be understood.The dative may be referred to, 377-3.599.— Obs. 4. Certain prepositions used adverbially by the poets, arefollowed by the dative ; as, Mihi clam est, " it is unknown to me." Contranobis.