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τὰ δ᾽ εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ ὅσ᾽ εἰς ὑμᾶς, ὡς δύναμαι λαμπρότατα, ὡς ὑμεῖς σύνιστε, ποιῶ: οὐ γὰρ ἀγνοῶ τοῦθ᾽ ὅτι τοῖς μὲν γένει πολίταις ὑμῖν ἱκανόν ἐστι λῃτουργεῖν ὡς οἱ νόμοι προστάττουσι, τοὺς δὲ ποιητοὺς ἡμᾶς ὡς ἀποδιδόντας χάριν, οὕτω προσήκει φαίνεσθαι λῃτουργοῦντας. μὴ οὖν μοι ταῦτ᾽ ὀνείδιζε, ἐφ᾽ οἷς ἐπαίνου τύχοιμ᾽ ἂν δικαίως.
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