Rhet gre 1415b23-24διὸ οἱ δοῦλοι οὐ (24) τὰ ἐρωτώμενα λέγουσιν ἀλλὰ τὰ κύκλῳ, καὶ προοιμιάζονται.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engIntroductions are popular with those whose case is weak, or looks weak; it pays them to dwell on anything rather than the actual facts of it.
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