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ἐφρένου: he tried to bring to reason. Cf. ii. 6. 1.

εἴη: the subj. is to be supplied from the following clause.

εἴ τις οἴεται: for the indic. in subord. clauses of indirect discourse, see G. 1497, 2; H. 933.

τά τε, καὶ τά, διαγνώσεσθαι: for τέ and καί with words of discrimination, see on iii.4.3.

πράττειν εὖ τε πράττειν: for a similar play on words, cf. i.6.8.

εὐδοκιμήσειν: will win esteem.

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