# P.Herc. 207 3.8.13.104

Philodemus, P.Herc. 207, Fragment 3, Fragment 8, Fragment 13. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-207/3.8.13.104

χε ς δ ετω , κατ 33ὰ 33 π33άσ ας δὲ τὰς συγκρί 33σεις τοῖ33ς τῶν ἐξητασμένω 33ν ποή33μασιν διοίσειν Ἀρχίλοχον, ὅμ ως δὲ πᾶσαν ἡδονῆι λέξι ν συ νδιαπίπτειν. ἕως γ ὰρ ἂν ἑκατέρ ωι γένει μία 33 τ33έχνη κέηται τὸ τ ῶι π ὁρᾶται τὸ ἴδ ιον ποιητοῦ, ὅ ταν γράφηι , φησίν, καὶ τὴν ἐπικὴ ν καὶ τὴν τραγικὴν ποίησιν, ἐπὶ τῆι ἐπικῆι ψευδῶς, λέ 33γ33ων τὴν ἐπικὴν μέν, κἂν χρηστὴ γίνηται, εἶναι ἔντιμον π οιηταῖς, κἂν δὲ φαύλη, γελοίαν, τὴν δὲ τραγικὴν "

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 207. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 3.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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