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Tol S' oTTidev fxeyaXoL re Koi e^o^oi ovh anarepdev 

 ep^ovrai reKewv, <f)povp6s arparos, cjcrd^ aTTaXoTac 

 ^ep^op,evoLs eoTTovrai ev etapi Trot/xeVes' o.p.vols. 

 u)s S' ore fxovaoTToXcov epycov oltto TralBes loiaiv 68 

 ddpooL, ol 8' a/)' oTTiadev erriaKOTTOi iyyiis enovraL 

 alBovs T€ TTpaTTiSojv re voov r eTTLrLp,'r]rripeg 

 TTpea^vrepoL' yrjpas yap evaiaLp.ov avhpa ridrjaLV 

 COS" apa /cat heX(f)lv€g eots rraiheaai roKrjes 

 eaiTovrai, firj ri a^iv avapcnov avrL^oX-qcrr). 68 



Nat fjirjv Kol (fxJLyK-q Kop.eeL yevos ovrt ;\;epetov 

 Kat yap rfj p,at,oi re kol ev fjial,OLaL yaXaKros 

 elcn poal' rfj 8 ovri fier olhpiauiv aAA' evrt y^epaov 

 Auer' avepxofJievri yaarpos jMoyos, wpios coSt's- 

 /xtjLtvet S' rip,ara Travra, SuaJSe/ca aw reKeeacnv *• 

 avrov evl rpa(j>€pfj' rpiaKaiSeKarrj 8e avv 'qoi 

 oKvybvovs aryKCLS e^ovaa veaASe'a? els aAa hvvei, 

 traialv ayaXXopieviq, rrarprjv are crqjjiaivovaa. 

 COS 8e yvvf] ^elvrjs yair^s €7rt 7rat8a reKovaa 

 aaTTaalois Trdrpriv re kol ov hopiov elaaj)LKdvei, C. 

 TratSa 8' ev dyKoivrjaL Travr^/LtartTj (f)opeovaa, 

 Sa>p,ara SeLKvvp,evrj, firjrpos vopLov, d/X(^aya7ra^et, 

 repTTioXrjV aKopearov 6 h ov (f>poveo)v irep eKaara 

 TTaTTraivet, [xeyapov re Kal rjdea Travra roKrjOiv 

 ou? apa /cat Keivrj (T(f>erepov yevos elvaXir] drjp H 



" The reference is to children attended from school by 

 their paedagogus. Schol. fJLOvaoTrdXwf t) ffxo^v^i a,irb tQ)v 

 (jXoKeiijJv . . . eiricTKOiroi' oi Traidayuiyoi. Cf. Hot. S. i. 6. 81 

 Ipse raihi custos incorruptissiraus oranes | Circura doctores 

 aderat. 



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