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ἐν μουσικῇ τροφή. The insertion of ἡ before ἐν (suggested by Rückert) is needless: cf. 404 B. φέροντα: not ‘imparting’ (Jowett), but ‘bearing,’ ‘carrying,’ like φέρουσα in the simile: cf. Symp. 188 A ἥκει φέροντα εὐετηρίαν.
The Republic of Plato. James Adam. 1902. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
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