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περιμένειν δ̓ ὑμᾶς, ἐμὲ δὴ τιμῶντας ὡς ἀρχιερέα,
τὸ σύνθημα παῤ ἐμοῦ. ἐπεὶ δὲ ἠρόμην, τί μέλλει
θύειν ἡ πόλις ἐνιαύσιον ἑορτὴν ἄγουσα τῷ θεῷ, ὁ
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ἱερεὺς εἶπεν: ἐγὼ μὲν ἥκω φέρων οἴκοθεν τῷ θεῷ
χῆνα ἱερεῖον, ἡ πόλις δὲ τὰ νῦν οὐδὲν ηὐτρέπισται.
Ἐνταῦθα ὁ φιλαπεχθήμων ἐγὼ πρὸς τὴν βουλὴν
ἀνεπιεικεῖς πάνυ διελέχθην λόγους, ὧν ἴσως
οὐκ ἄτοπον καὶ νῦν μνημονεῦσαι. ‘Δεινόν,’
ἔφην ἐγώ, ‘τὴν τοσαύτην πόλιν οὕτω τῶν θεῶν
ὀλιγώρως ἔχειν, ὡς οὐδεμία παροικοῦσα ταῖς
’
Works, Vol 2. Julian the Emperor. Wilmer Cave (France) Wright. William Heinemann, Harvard University Press. London; Cambridge, MA. 1913. Keyboarding.
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