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ὅστις, causal. It is needless to read “δρᾶν μ̓”. See on O. C. 263κἄμοιγε ποῦ ταῦτ᾽ ἐστίν; οἵτινες κ.τ.λ.” (i.e.ἐπεὶ ὑμεῖς”).

μισεῖ δέ μ̓: the relative clause passes into an independent sentence; see appendix on O. C. 424.πεδία: for the tribrach in the 5th foot, consisting of a single word, cp. O. T. 719ἄβατον ὄρος” (n.), ib. 1496 “πατέρα πατήρ”.


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