# P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081 53

Philodemus, P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081, Column 53. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-444-460-466-1073-1074-1081-1081/53

ασ σπουδ αι τ’ ἐλεειν ν αὐτῶ κακίαν αισ των, μη πίπτει εἰσ ποητικῶντο μηδὲ τῶν εἶναί τι πόημα οὕτω κακὸν ἢ τό γ’ οὕτ ω ἀστεῖον· συνθε διαλέκτου τραγικήν, κματος ἱστορ ίας χρησίμας, νοουμεν γινώσκεινμένων ἐμφα διατίθησι το μίμη σιν ε ξ

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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.
License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg1595.dclp62419.local001/.