A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe, from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 1 (of 3), Classical and mediæval criticism

Note 234 — Chapter V · DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS, PLUTARCH, LUCIAN, LONGINUS.

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ἐπίκηρον πρᾶγμα ... κουφολογίας ὄζον. ἐπίκηρος means literally “perishable,” “apt to go off,” to get stale or flat.

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