OPPIAN 



oei/xaivcL> tolcov dxccov rpo(f)6v aAAa, ddXacraa, 

 pi^atpe fjiOL e/c yalrjs, eKadev S' e^Jiol tjttlos eir^S". 



Ki^rea yuev toIolglv ih-QCjaavro TrovoLcnv 

 oacra Se'/Lta? Trpo^e^rjKev VTT€pj)vis, d-)(d€a ttovtov. 

 oaaa 8e ^acorepcov fieXeojv Aap^e, rolcn kox d.yprj 

 ^aLoriprj, d-qpeaoL 8' ioiKora reu;)^e' eacrt, 

 fieLoves oppiiai, pi-eicov yews dyKLcrrpoio, 

 (jyop^ri TTavporeprj , yevvcov 8dAos'> dvrl Se ptt'cui' 

 atyoSopcui/ diJjlScs dvanrofxevaL koXokvvtt]^ 

 at^aXerjs drjpeiov dvuo hejxas av ipvovai. 



AdixvTjs Se aKVjxvoLaLV or^ dvriqaioa dXirjes, 

 TToXXaKL /cat rpoTTOv avTov, eiraprea Seafxov eperjxov, 



" The sense is exactly that of 339 supra x^P<^'^ ^^ Hoffeidduya 

 ffe^oi/xi and of ^Kadev 5^ fioi ijirios eirjs here. He is willing to 

 pay his homage to the Sea, but he wishes no closer acquaint- 

 ance. Cf. Plato, Rep. 499 a to. 5e Konfd re ^at epiaTLKo. . . . 

 vdppwOev dana^ofievuv, i.e. ordinary men look distantly upon 

 the subtleties and quibbles of the sophist. One is reminded 

 of C. S. Calverley's famous reply to Dr. Jenkyns, when, as 

 C. S. Blayds, he was an undergraduate at Balliol. Dr. 

 Jenkyns : *' And with what feelings, Mr. Blayds, ought we 

 to regard the Decalogue ? " Blayds : " Master, with feelings 

 of devotion mingled with awe ! " Cf. Eurip. Hipp. 102 

 irpbawdiv avTy}v {sc ' AcppodLrTjv) dyvbs &v dcrwd^o/xai. 



* Cf. Horn. II. xviii. lOi eruxnov &x^'>^ ^P°'^'PV^ ^ ^d- ^^- ^^^ 

 ofrwj &X0OS dpovprjs. 



" The use of a gourd as a float is mentioned by Apostolides 

 in his account, p. 45 f., of fishing for the Great Sea-perch 

 (H. i. 142 n.). A strong line with a large hook is employed. 

 Baited with small fishes, especially Saupes, this is cast in 

 front of the Perch's retreat among the rocks. When the 

 fish is hooked, it withdraws into its hole and, dilating its 

 gill-covers, presses against the walls of its retreat in such a 

 way that the fisher cannot pull it out. But " il mouille, le 

 plus loin possible, en ligne droite, Tautre extremite libre de 

 la ligne au moyen d'une pierre et attache au milieu une 

 gourde {ko\okvv0t)) ou un grand morceau de liege, qui, tire 



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