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Note 103 — III.

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"τὰ μὲν οὗν ἄλλα ζῶα οὐκ ἔχειν αἴσθησιν τῶν εν ταῖς κινήσεσι ταξεων οὐδὲ ἀταξιῶν, οἷ δὴ ῥυθμὸς ὄνομα καὶ ἁρμονία ἡμῖν δὲ οὔς εἴπομεν τοὺς θεοὺς [Apollo, the Muses, and Bacchus—the grave Bacchus, that is—ruling the choir of age; or Bacchus restraining; 'sæva tene, cum Berecyntio cornu, tympana,' etc.] συγχορὲυτας δέδοσθαι, τούτους εἴναι καὶ τοὺς δεδώκοτας τὴν ἔνρυθμόν τε καὶ ἑναρμόνιον αἴσθησιν μεθ’ ἠδονῆς ... χόρους τε ὠνομακέναι παρὰ τῆς χαρὰς ἔμφυτον ὔνομα."—"Laws," book ii.

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