# P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081 88

Philodemus, P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081, Column 88. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-444-460-466-1073-1074-1081-1081/88

αι, ανη πον ἄτοπόν τι ποιεῖ. χαλκὸν μὲν γὰρ βαρύστομον ἔχειν τὴν πρώτην συλλ αβὴν καὶ ἀπολελυμένην, τὸ δὲ ὅπλον ἔχειν καὶ γλ υκαίνουσαν τὴν πρώτην καὶ βραχεῖαν, ὥσπερ κ ύκλος καὶ ἕτερα πολλὰ τοιαῦτα. διὸ δ’ ἀποτελεῖν ἁπλῆν τὴν ἀκοὴν τὸν συνδυασμὸν ἐν τῆι προφορᾶι τ ῶν συλλαβῶν. γλυκαίνει γὰρ τὰ δυνάμενα ἔχειν τὸ πρὸς αὐτὴν διαστέλλον. ὅταν δ’ ἐπιταθῆι τι ἐπὶ τῆς τελευτῆς ἢ ὄνομα ἢ ῥῆμα ὅτι δήποτε, οὐ δύνασθαι διακρίνασθαι τὴν αἴσθη- σιν, ὥσπερ οὐδὲ ζυγόν δύναται τὴν ἐλαχίστην κατ’ ἄνθρωπον ἐνθεῖναι διαφοράν. εἰ δ’ ἐροῦσι τοιοῦτον λόγον ὅπου ἂν

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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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