Rhet gre 1411b9-10κινδυνεύοντος γὰρ αὐτοῦ ἱκετεύει ἡ εἰκών, τὸ (10) “ἔμψυχον δὴ ἄψυχον”, τὸ ὑπόμνημα τῶν τῆς πόλεως ἔργων.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engThis was a metaphor for the moment, though it would not always apply; a vivid metaphor, however;
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