οὗ πρᾶγμα τρυφερὸν διαφερόντως ἦν ἰδεῖν,
ἄλλως τ᾽ ἄπιστον. α. ποῖον; β. ἐρριπίζετο
ὑπὸ τῶν περιστερῶν, ὑπ᾽ ἄλλου δ᾽ οὐδενὸς
δειπνῶν ὁ βασιλεύς. α. πῶς; ἐάσας τἄλλα γὰρ
ἐρήσομαί σε τοῦθ᾽. β. ὅπως; ἠλείφετο
ἐκ τῆς Συρίας ἥκοντι τοιούτῳ μύρῳ
καρποῦ σύχν᾽ οἵου φασὶ τὰς περιστερὰς
τρώγειν. διὰ τὴν ὀσμὴν δὲ τούτου πετόμεναι
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