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ταῦτα δ᾽ εἰπὼν καὶ θαρρεῖν κελεύσας
τόν τε ποταμὸν διέβαινε καὶ πρῶτος ἐπὶ τοὺς
πολεμίους ἡγεῖτο, θώρακα μὲν ἔχων σιδηροῦν
φολιδωτὸν ἀποστίλβοντα, κροσσωτὴν δὲ ἐφεστρίδα,
τὸ δὲ ξίφος αὐτόθεν ὑποφαίνων γυμνόν, ὡς
εὐθὺς εἰς χεῖρας ἵεσθαι δέον1 ἑκηβόλοις ἀνδράσι
καὶ συναιρεῖν2 τὴν διατοξεύσιμον χώραν τῷ
τάχει τῆς ἐπαγωγῆς.
1 δέον Coraës, Sintenis and Bekker, after Reiske; δέοι MSS., including S.
2 συναιρεῖν Coraës and Bekker, after Reiske; συναιρήσειν (S) and συναιρήσει MSS.: συναιρήσων, a suggestion of Reiske's.
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