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ὁ δ᾽ αὑτὸν ἐπὶ τὴν
Μίνῳαν καὶ Κύθηρα καὶ Μηλίους τοὺς ταλαιπώρους
φυλάττων στρατηγόν, εἰ δὲ1 δέοι μάχεσθαι
Λακεδαιμονίοις, ἀποδυόμενος τὴν χλανύδα καὶ τῇ
Κλέωνος ἀπειρίᾳ καὶ θρασύτητι ναῦς καὶ ἄνδρας
καὶ ὅπλα καὶ στρατηγίαν ἐμπειρίας ἄκρας
δεομένην παραδιδούς, οὐ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ προΐεται
δόξαν, ἀλλὰ τὴν τῆς2 πατρίδος ἀσφάλειαν καὶ σωτηρίαν.
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