# P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081 162

Philodemus, P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081, Column 162. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-444-460-466-1073-1074-1081-1081/162

τὸν πολὺν , εἰ μὴ τῆι ποιούσηι κἀν τοιούτωι τι σύνηθε ς ἡμῖν, ἁπλῶς οὐκ ἂν ἀπέστησαν τοῦ λέγειν ψυχαγωγεῖσθαι τὸν πολὺν ὑπὸ τῆς νενομισμένης τοῖς ποηταῖς προσήκειν, καὶ φυσικῶς ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἀλόγως ψυχαγωγεῖσθαι. διὸ καὶ τῆς βασάνου τῶν ψυχαγωγούντων τὸν ὄχλον καταφρονήσουσι, κἀγὼ μετ’ αὐτῶν. οὐ γὰρ τὸ τὴν καλὴν λέξιν ἕν τι τῶν φυσικῶν ὑπ άρχειν, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081. 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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