# P.Herc. 994, 1419, 1676, 1677 Column c

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-994-1419-1676-1677/Column%20c

ἀκοῆι ὠρθοεπῆσ θ αι μὴ δύνασθαι, ἀλλὰ εἰ μὴ τῆι ἀκοῆι προσέπεσον ἡδεῖς, ὁ μὲν αἴσθησιν εἶχεν, ἡμεῖς δὲ πεπηρωμένοι ἦμε ν ἐ κ τούτων. ἀδιάφορό ν τ' ἐστ ιν εἰ παυόμ εθά πού τιν' αὐτῶν θεῖναι τῶν ἀκουστῶν φωνῶν. καὶ ἔστιν ἐνίοτε δῆλον ὡς ἐν ἀπεργασίαι, καλὴν τ ὴ ν σύνθεσιν ἐργασαμέν η ς τῆς λέξε ω ς αὐτῆς, ἐᾶι τὴν ψυχὴν τάχ' , εἰ καὶ μὴ τὴν ἐξοχ ήν ποτε τῆς ψυχαγωγίας, ὧι συνέβαινε κα τ απίπτ ε ι ν ἐ κ ῥυθμοῦ, τῶν ἤχων παραπλεκομένων καὶ μελίζεσ θαι δυναμένης ὑπὸ τῶν προ σφερομένων. ἡ δ' ἁ πλῆ φωνὴ εὖ πάντ' ἂν ἀπὸ τῶν εὐει

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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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