§327. Negative Particles

A general negation is not destroyed—

• By a following nē ... quidem, not even, or nōn modo, not only:—

  • numquam tūnōn modo ōtium, sed nē bellumquidem nisi nefārium concupīstī; (Cat. 1.25), not only have you never desired repose, but you have never desired any war except one which was infamous.

• By succeeding negatives each introducing a separate subordinate member:—

  • eaque nesciēbant nec ubi nec quālia essent (Tusc. 3.4), they knew not where or of what kind these things were.

• By neque introducing a coördinate member:—

  • nequeō satis mīrārīneque conicere (Ter. Eun. 547), I cannot wonder enough nor conjecture.