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dAA' 6r^ aedXevcoGL jxiyav ttovov i^avvovres , 

 €V)(o^€VOL /jLaKapcaaiv ctAos" fieSeovcn ^adeirjs 

 dpoJVTai K-qreiov dXe^ijaai. cr(f)LaL Tvrjfxa, 

 fXTijre TLV avnaaat Xa)^r]v dXos' i^v 8' iaiBcvvraL 

 Ka.XXf)(dvv , Tore hiq a(f)L voov jxeya Odpaos iKavei' 

 ov ydp TTOi KeivrjCTi, vojxaZs evi ktjtos darrrov, 

 ov SdKos, ovSe Tt TTTJ/jia daXdaaiov dXXo (f)advdr), 

 dAA' alel KaOapolcTLv dTrripLavrot-s re rropoiai 

 reprrovraL' rep /cat p.iv icf)ijpi,Laav lepdv l)(Bvv. 

 to; 8' eTTiyqOrjaavres eTnaTTedhovcri rrovoLcri. 

 TTeiapari p,rjK€hava> jjbeardrrjs vnep l^uos dvqp 

 e^cocrrat, TroAd/XT^crt 8 eV dp,(f>or€pr]aiv aeipei 

 rfj pt,ev ipt^pLdrj pLoXi^ov )(vcnv dp,(f)tp,€pap7Tc6s , 

 Se^Lrepfj 8' dpTrrjv eurj/cea X^tpt riraivef 

 (j)povp€X 8' ev yevveaaiv vtto crropa XevKov dAet^ap* 

 ardg 8 dp tnrep Trpcoprj^ iuKeiparo ttovtlov oiSpia 

 6pp.aiv(x>v ^pidvv re ttovov /cat ddeacjiarov vScop. 

 oi Se piv orpvvovaiv eTTiaTrep-^ovui re p,vdois 

 dapGaXeoig errl pioxdov, dr ev vvaarj ^e^awra 

 dvSpa TTohujKeiiqs 8eSa7]fj,evov dAA' ore 6vp,a) 

 dapaiqar), hivat^ p,ev evrjXaro, rov 8e /ca^e'A/cet 

 iep,evov ttoXlov pLoXi^ov Be^pidoros opprj. 

 avrdp o y' is ^vaaov irpopoXajv e^enrva dXoL(f)riv' 

 rj 8e peya orriX^ei re /cat vSari picryerai avyrj, 

 6p(j)vris r)vr€ rrvpaos dvd Kve(f)as 6p,p,a (^aeivcov 

 TTerpais 8' ipiTreXdaas aTToyyovs tSev ol he ^vovrai 



" Introduction, p. Ivii. 



* i.e., olive-oil: Plut. Mor. 950 b tCiv S' &\\wv iypQv 

 Sia(pavki ixaXiaTO. ToC'\ai6v iari, ir\{i<rTCf xpilififvov iipi.' tovtov 

 5k T€KfjLr)ptov 7) Kov<l)6Tris, Si' fir fViTToXafet iraffiv vrrb toO depos 

 6.v(ii (pepo/j-fvov. TTOifj 5e /cai rrfv ya\rivT)v iv t^ OaXdrTrj rots 

 Kvp-acif fTTLppaivofievov, ov oia ttjc Xeiorrjra tCov avep-wv airoKi- 



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