Rhet gre 1405b29-32ὥσπερ καὶ Ἀριστοφάνης σκώπτει (30) ἐν τοῖς Βαβυλωνίοις, ἀντὶ μὲν χρυσίου χρυσιδάριον, ἀντὶ δ’ (31) ἱματίου ἱματιδάριον, ἀντὶ δὲ λοιδορίας λοιδορημάτιον καὶ ἀντὶ (32) νοσήματος νοσημάτιον.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engThe same effect is attained by the use of diminutives, which make a bad thing less bad and a good thing less good.
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