Xenophon of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale 1.4.2 · 1.4.2
He tries to rally his pride
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Ὦ πάντα ἄνανδρος ἐγὼ καὶ πονηρός· οὐ καρτερήσω νῦν; οὐ μενῶ γεννικός; οὐκ ἔσομαι καλλίων Ἔρωτος;
"Oh, I am utterly unmanly, and worthless! Will I not hold out now? Will I not stay noble? Will I not be more beautiful than Eros?"
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Book 1, chapter 4. Habrocomes goes on, now scolding himself for giving in to Eros.
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All three questions open with οὐ, "not," and a Greek question asked with οὐ expects the answer yes: he is arguing himself back into his old pride. The last one repeats the boast of 1.1.6, where he declared himself καλλίονα, "more beautiful," than any Eros.
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