τὸν γὰρ οἶνον Ὅμηρος οὐκ ἠλεὸν ὥσπερ ἠλίθιον καλεῖ καὶ ματαιοποιόν, οὐδὲ κελεύει σκυθρωπὸν εἶναι μήτε ᾁδοντα μήτε γελῶντα μήτ᾽ ἐρρύθμως ποτὲ καὶ πρὸς ὄρχησιν τρεπόμενον. οὐχ οὕτως ἀγροῖκος οὐδ᾽ ἐπαρίστερός ἐστιν, ἀλλ᾽ ᾔδει τούτων ἑκάστου καὶ ποσότητος καὶ ποιότητος διαφοράν. ὅθεν οὐκ εἶπεν ὡς ἄρα τὸν πολύφρονα ὁ οἶνος ποιεῖ
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