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ἑκόντες ὑμῖν ἐξιστάμεθα τῆς πόλεως.
οὐ γὰρ οἶμαι ῥᾴδιον ἐν γήρᾳ μεταθεμένῳ διαφυγεῖν
τὸν λεγόμενον ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἰκτῖνος μῦθον.
λέγεται γάρ τοι τὸν ἰκτῖνα φωνὴν ἔχοντα παραπλησίαν
τοῖς ἄλλοις ὄρνισιν ἐπιθέσθαι τῷ χρεμετίζειν,
ὥσπερ οἱ γενναῖοι τῶν ἵππων, εἶτα τοῦ
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μὲν ἐπιλαθόμενον, τὸ δὲ οὐ δυνηθέντα ἑλεῖν
ἱκανῶς ἀμφοῖν στέρεσθαι καὶ φαυλοτέραν τῶν
Works, Vol 2. Julian the Emperor. Wilmer Cave (France) Wright. William Heinemann, Harvard University Press. London; Cambridge, MA. 1913. Keyboarding.
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