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ἦλθε Θεαίτητος καθαρὴν ὁδὸν εἰ δ᾽ ἐπὶ κισσὸν
— Paton edition
τὸν τεὸν οὐχ αὕτη, Βάκχε, κέλευθος ἄγει,
ἄλλων μὲν κήρυκες ἐπὶ βραχὺν οὔνομα καιρὸν
φθέγξονται, κείνου δ᾽ Ἑλλὰς ἀεὶ σοφίαν.
Theaetetus walked in an untrodden¹ road, and if
— Paton edition
this path does not lead, Bacchus, to thy ivy, the
heralds shall call the names of others for a brief
season, but Hellas shall proclaim his wisdom for
ever.
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