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(When he came too late to lecture)
βραδύτερον παρελθόντος
— Paton edition
ἑσπέριὸς μ᾽ ἐδάμασσεν ὁμοῦ καὶ πρώιος ὕπνος,
ὅς μὲν ἐπιβρίσας, ὃς δέ με μὴ καλέσας:
ὧν ἐξ ἀμφοτέρων ὁ μὲν ἐρρέτω, ὃς δὲ παρείη
ἵλαος, ὡράων μέτρον ἐπιστάμενος.
Both evening sleep and morning sleep overcame
— Paton edition
me, the latter having been too heavy and the former
not having invited me. Let morning sleep begone
and evening sleep come in kindly wise knowing the
just number of hours.
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