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γὰρ ἔργα καὶ
τὰ κινήματα καὶ τὰ σχήματα μικρότητα πολλὴν
καὶ ἀσθένειαν κατηγορεῖ, οὐ 1 μόνον ἐν [p. 189] οἷς παιδάρια σπαράττουσι καὶ
πρὸς γύναια διαπικραίνονται καὶ κύνας καὶ
ἵππους καὶ ἡμιόνους; οἴονται δεῖν
κολάζειν, ὡς Κτησιφῶν ὁ παγκρατιαστὴς
ἀντιλακτίσαι τὴν ἡμίονον ἀξιῶν, ἀλλὰ καὶ
περὶ τὰς
τυραννικὰς μιαιφονίας τῷ πικρῷ τὸ
μικρόψυχον αὐτῶν καὶ τῷ δρῶντι τὸ
πεπονθὸς ἐνορώμενον ἔοικε τοῖς δήγμασι τῶν
ἑρπετῶν, ὅταν διακαῇ καὶ περιώδυνα
γένηται , τὴν φλεγμονὴν ἀπερειδομένων
σφοδρὰν 2 τοῖς λελυπηκόσιν. ὡς γὰρ οἴδημα
μεγάλης ἐστὶν
ἐν σαρκὶ πληγῆς πάθος, οὕτως ἐν ταῖς
μαλακωτάταις ψυχαῖς ἡ πρὸς τὸ λυπῆσαι
ἔνδοσις ἐκφέρει
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