least_o we_o have_v lynceus_n samius_n be_v word_n for_o it_o no_o contemptible_a writer_n and_o of_o pretty_a early_a date_n as_o be_v the_o scholar_n and_o acquaintance_n of_o theophrastus_n i_o know_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v capable_a of_o another_o sense_n but_o it_o be_v a_o force_a and_o unnatural_a one_o one_o in_o vit._n p._n aemâ—l_n aemâ—l_n atheâ—â—â—_n p._n 469._o 469._o 〈◊〉_d be_v archon_n in_o olympiad_n the_o â—â—st_n as_o before_o page_z the_o 147_o of_o these_o papâ—rs_n papâ—rs_n dissert_n p._n 18._o 18._o ibid._n p._n 20._o 20._o â—esych_a in_fw-it voce_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o note_n upon_o it_o it_o dissert_n p._n 20_o 21._o 21._o aniâ—ad_a p._n 2._o 2._o all_o but_o so_o much_o of_o they_o as_o supply_v the_o room_n of_o what_o we_o have_v lose_v of_o athenaeus_n himself_o himself_o at_o the_o end_n of_o malala_n malala_n tribrachys_n est_fw-la lo'o_o anapasti_fw-la quod_fw-la vitiâ—m_fw-la commune_v est_fw-fr grotio_n cum_fw-la jos._n scaligero_fw-la flor._n christiano_n alâ—â—sque_fw-la opinor_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la saeculo_fw-la hoc_fw-la &_o superiore_fw-la vel_fw-la tragoedias_fw-la graecas_fw-la latinè_n verterunt_fw-la vel_fw-la ipsi_fw-la scripserunt_fw-la novas_fw-la quibuâ—_n solenne_fw-fr est_fw-fr anapaestos_fw-la suos_fw-la passim_fw-la ubi_fw-la nulla_fw-la clausula_n est_fw-la nec_fw-la interpunctum_fw-la tribâ—achi_n vel_fw-la trochaeo_fw-la vel_fw-la cretico_n terminare_fw-la nae_fw-la isti_fw-la si_fw-la olim_fw-la stante_fw-la re_fw-mi graecâ_fw-la vel_fw-la romanâ_fw-la svas_fw-la fabulas_fw-la edidissent_fw-la sibilis_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scenâ_fw-la explosi_fw-la fuiâ—â—ent_fw-la p._n 26._o quin_n &_o seneca_n tragicus_fw-la ut_fw-la scias_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la industria_n temâ—eravisse_fw-la semel_fw-la tantum_fw-la atque_fw-la iterum_fw-la trochaeo_fw-la anapaestâ—s_fw-la clausit_fw-la nec_fw-la nisi_fw-la finitâ_fw-la sentenâ—iâ_fw-la qui_fw-la scilicet_fw-la paroemiaco_fw-it locus_fw-la esset_fw-la nisi_fw-la be_v scriptor_n nescio_fw-la cur_n versum_fw-la illum_fw-la repudiâsset_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n ..........._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 122_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 156._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 191._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 565._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1084._o 1084._o trucibus_fw-la monstris_fw-la stetit_fw-la imposita_fw-la pelion_n ossa_n agam._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 337._o spargeret_fw-la astra_fw-la nubesque_fw-la ipsas_fw-la med._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 334._o nos_fw-la cadmaeis_n orgia_n serre_fw-fr tecum_n sâ—litae_fw-la oet_n v_o 594._o nec_fw-la parrhasiâ_fw-la lentior_fw-la arce_fw-la soeuâ_fw-la cessit_fw-la oet_n v_o 1282._o núnc_fw-la corybantes_n arma_fw-la ideâ_fw-la quassata_fw-la manu_fw-la oet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1877._o 1877._o dissert_n p._n 38._o 38._o dissert_n p._n 38._o 38._o the_o use_n in_o some_o measure_n continue_v afterward_o as_o we_o learn_v from_o aristotle_n ethic._n l._n 7_o c._n 7._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n nic._n geras_fw-la l._n 1_o arith._n arith._n this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o true_a account_n of_o his_o assume_v the_o name_n than_o the_o pretence_n that_o be_v usual_o make_v for_o it_o his_o modesty_n modesty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v laertius_n who_o he_o translate_v but_o it_o follow_v present_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o make_v the_o expression_n not_o so_o improper_a in_o laertius_n greek_z as_o dr._n bentley_n english_a english_a dissertat_fw-la p._n 39_o 39_o p._n 39_o 39_o p._n 120._o 120._o in_o the_o text_n as_o it_o stand_v print_v now_o it_o be_v archebolion_n upon_o which_o ludovicus_n carrio_n have_v this_o note_n vulgò_fw-la aristolochium_fw-la membranae_fw-la aristodolium_fw-la so_o that_o some_o edition_n from_o some_o mss_n i_o suppose_v have_v it_o aristolochium_fw-la or_o if_o the_o editor_n make_v this_o change_n without_o the_o authority_n of_o mss_n it_o be_v because_o they_o know_v more_o of_o this_o aristolochus_n than_o i_o own_o i_o do_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n 97._o 97._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n 68_o 68_o dissert_n p._n 118._o 118._o dissert_n p._n 90._o 90._o vit._n sol._n sol._n in_o solone_o solone_o neque_fw-la thespis_n eâ_fw-la quârentur_fw-la tempestate_fw-la vixit_fw-la nam_fw-la solonis_fw-la aequalis_fw-la suis_fw-la p._n 46._o 46._o sosicrates_n quote_v by_o diog._n laert._n in_o solon_n eusebius_n in_o his_o chronicon_fw-la put_v it_o a_o year_n late_a late_a dissertat_fw-la p._n 15._o 15._o plut._n vit._n sol._n sol._n itaque_fw-la ut_fw-la restè_fw-fr monuit_fw-la meursius_n in_o solone_a graviter_fw-la errat_fw-la suidas_n qui_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d olymp._n 61_o eum_fw-la fabulas_fw-la primùm_fw-la docuisse_fw-la scribit_fw-la menag_fw-mi comm._n in_o solon_n solon_n p._n 46._o 46._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n plato_n in_o minoc_n minoc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n in_o his_o poetry_n poetry_n ibid._n ibid._n aeschylus_n employ_v sometime_o a_o three_o actor_n too_o but_o rare_o rare_o in_o the_o life_n of_o solon_n solon_n in_o the_o life_n of_o theseus_n theseus_n p._n 40._o 40._o there_o be_v a_o three_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lees_n of_o wine_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o fall_v in_o with_o that_o of_o the_o first_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exce_n athen._n p._n 40._o 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o above_o above_o in_o his_o note_n on_o this_o verse_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 2_o sc._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o again_o in_o his_o note_n on_o this_o verse_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n p._n 476._o and_o in_o the_o 12_o book_n of_o athenaus_n c._n 13_o there_o be_v a_o fragment_n of_o aristophanes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d preserve_v where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o comedian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v tragedy_n proper_o so_o call_v in_o this_o passage_n of_o aristophanes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 2_o sc._n 3._o for_o this_o be_v speak_v of_o euripides_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v two_o other_o passage_n in_o the_o prolegomena_n to_o aristophanes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n prol._n ad_fw-la arist._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n ibid._n hesych_n in_o voice_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 140_o 141._o 141._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demosth._n contrà _fw-la aesch._n §_o 37._o 37._o dissert_n p._n 65._o 65._o sunt_fw-la cur_n dubitem_fw-la a_o phalaris_n jure_fw-la vendicâ—t_fw-la svas_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la facile_fw-la poterant_fw-la literae_fw-la &_o à _fw-la viro_fw-la tam_fw-la insigni_fw-la scriptae_fw-la &_o in_o svo_fw-la genere_fw-la absolutae_fw-la ultra_fw-la mille_fw-la annos_fw-la ignotae_fw-la penitus_fw-la latere_fw-la quòd_fw-la si_fw-la vera_fw-la refert_fw-la diodorus_n siculus_n tauromenium_n ad_fw-la cujus_fw-la cives_fw-la hic_fw-la auctor_fw-la scribit_fw-la &_o conditam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la &_o eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la donatam_fw-la post_fw-la naxum_fw-la a_o dionysio_fw-la juniore_fw-la dirutam_fw-la actum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr phalaridis_n titulo_fw-la &_o rvit_fw-la omnis_fw-la male_a sustentata_fw-la conjecturis_fw-la authoritas_fw-la praef._n phalar_n phalar_n vizzanius_n vizzanius_n the_o line_n that_o have_v comma_n on_o the_o side_n be_v in_o dr._n bentley_n be_v own_o language_n language_n disser_fw-fr p._n 11._o 11._o ibid_fw-la p._n 13._o 13._o ibid._n p._n 40_o 41._o 41._o dissert_n p._n 41._o 41._o dissert_n p._n 57_o 57_o dissert_n p._n 52._o 52._o p._n 22._o 22._o ibid._n ibid._n p._n 28._o 28._o p._n 29._o 29._o p._n 58._o 58._o p._n 118._o 118._o p._n 53._o 53._o p._n 27._o 27._o p._n 32._o 32._o p._n 34._o 34._o p._n 36._o 36._o p._n 57_o 57_o p._n 65._o 65._o p._n 63._o 63._o dissert_n p._n 43._o 43._o p._n 45._o 45._o ibid._n ibid._n p._n 46._o 46._o p._n 46._o 46._o disser_fw-fr p._n 50_o 51._o 51._o disser_fw-fr p._n 41._o 41._o ibid._n p._n 29._o 29._o p._n 25._o 25._o p._n 36._o 36._o or_o malelas_n or_o malala_n or_o malalas_n for_o that_o weighty_a controversy_n about_o the_o right_a spell_a this_o word_n be_v not_o yet_o full_o decide_v decide_v p._n 20._o 20._o p._n 47._o 47._o p._n 33._o 33._o ep._n p._n 4._o 4._o ep._n p._n 20._o 20._o dissert_n p._n 17._o 17._o ep._n p._n 4._o 4._o diss._n p._n 62_o 62_o from_o the_o 62_o d_o to_o the_o 68_o the_o page_n of_o this_o book_n book_n ep._n p._n 39_o 39_o disser_fw-fr p._n 66_o 71._o 71._o
not_o wrong_v he_o nor_o give_v he_o any_o character_n but_o what_o he_o have_v since_o be_v courteous_o please_v to_o make_v good_a but_o dr._n bently_n appeal_v from_o i_o to_o more_o equitable_a judge_n and_o tell_v i_o that_o he_o can_v produce_v several_a letter_n from_o learned_a professor_n abroad_o 68_o who_o book_n in_o time_n i_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o read_v wherein_o these_o very_a same_o word_n pro_fw-la singulari_fw-la suâ_fw-la humanitate_fw-la be_v say_v of_o he_o serious_o and_o candid_o for_o i_o endeavour_v say_v he_o to_o oblige_v even_o foreigner_n by_o all_o courtesy_n and_o humanity_n much_o more_o will_v i_o encourage_v and_o assist_v any_o useful_a design_n at_o home_n but_o why_o must_v we_o go_v to_o foreign_a nation_n for_o a_o true_a account_n of_o dr._n bently_n i_o think_v man_n character_n have_v be_v best_o learn_v from_o those_o among_o who_o they_o converse_v the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v try_v by_o his_o country_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o chilo_n have_v be_v a_o piece_n of_o raillery_n very_o ill_o apply_v but_o philostratus_n have_v give_v we_o in_o two_o book_n a_o description_n of_o a_o gallery_n of_o picture_n one_o of_o which_o be_v aesop_n with_o a_o chorus_n of_o animal_n about_o he_o there_o he_o be_v represent_v smile_v and_o look_v towards_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o posture_n of_o thought_n but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o his_o deformity_n which_o be_v it_o true_a must_v needs_o have_v be_v touch_v on_o in_o a_o account_n of_o a_o picture_n 150._o the_o dr._n impose_v upon_o we_o the_o picture_n he_o mention_n be_v not_o design_v to_o represent_v aesop_n but_o his_o fable_n and_o by_o their_o name_n it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d in_o it_o indeed_o aesop_n have_v a_o place_n and_o