# P.Herc. 994, 1419, 1676, 1677 18

Philodemus, P.Herc. 994, 1419, 1676, 1677, Column 18. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-994-1419-1676-1677/18

ΛΟΓ φωνὰς δὲ καὶ τῶι διαφέρεσθαι τὴν ἀκοὴν εὐτερπῶς διατιθέναι. ἀπολογούμενοι δὲ καθόσον ἀρθρωτῶι π αντ ὶ τὴν περ ι φοράν, τὰς τῶν ἀ νθρώπων ἀπαρνούμενοι τέρπειν μ ι κρῶς, εἰ καὶ ἐκε ῖνον τὸν Κ Α καθάπτουσι ΕΡΕΙΝ ΤΟΝ ΝΟΙ ΟΝ ΕΜΑ Υ ὑπερκρ ατῶν τέχνης ΕΠΑ ΕΝΑ Υ Σ ΝΤΟΣ ΚΑ ΝΘΕΑ μεγ άλ α μὴ γίνω νται ΕΠ Ι καὶ ἐξαλ λό μενα Κ Ε Ι ΝΑΙ καὶ εἶνα ι κατὰ φύσιν

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 994, 1419, 1676, 1677. 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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