Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, De legendis gentilium libris, chapter 9, section 11

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¹ αἰσχίστων. ἀτμούς γε μὴν παντοδαποὺς ἡδονὴν ὀσφρήσει [p. 420] φέροντας τῷ ἀέρι καταμιγνύναι, ἢ μύροις ἑαυτοὺς ἀναχρώννυσθαι, καὶ ἀπαγορεύειν αἰσχύνομαι. τί δ̓ ἄν τις εἴποι περὶ τοῦ μὴ χρῆναι τὰς ἐν ἁφῇ καὶ γεύσει διώκειν ἡδονάς, ἢ ὅτι καταναγκάζουσιν αὗται τοὺς περὶ τὴν ἑαυτῶν θήραν ἐσχολακότας, ὥσπερ τὰ θρέμματα, πρὸς τὴν γαστέρα καὶ τὰ ὑπ̓ αὐτὴν συννενευκότας ² ζῆν;

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Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea. Roy J. Deferrari. Saint Basil The Letters, in Four Volumes. William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons. London; New York. 1926-. Keyboarding.

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