# hippolytus 48-51

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τὸ γὰρ τῆσδ᾽ οὐ προτιμήσω κακὸν 48  
τὸ μὴ οὐ παρασχεῖν τοὺς ἐμοὺς ἐχθροὺς ἐμοὶ  
δίκην τοσαύτην ὥστ᾽ ἐμοὶ καλῶς ἔχειν.  
My translation:  
Yet I will not give preference to the misfortune of this woman that I not allow such a penalty to my enemies as is pleasing to me.  
But, the following questions:  
line 48: Does το goes with κακον?  
line 49: does the double negative emphatically affirm or cancel?  
is this an indirect statement?  
where does το fit in?  
does εμοι add anything, or does it merely emphasize the the three previous words or is it an ethical dative (e.g; as far as I am concerned)?  
is ωστε adverbial or a conjunction?

Thanks  
Richard Ross

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