116 Journal of Philology. (2) Clerical errors. (a) Incomplete corrections, as rtracpOaivai (col. 31, 1. 8), to-ay- ytikas (col. 39, 1. 11), TraoyiTTj^tKiai (col. 12,1. 18). () A letter or more omitted, rav for raw (col. 29, 1. 28). bfivorov for dfivorarov (col. 41, 1. 24). In col. 49, 1. 18, beurda. for Seicr^at, the t seems to have been rubbed out. (y) A letter inserted, tiaiaaai for <ria<ri (col. 21, 1. 13). (5) A syllable erroneously repeated, ayyeXtavav (c. 40, 1. 1). (*) A syllable omitted, when it recurs. See note on col. 3, 1. 10. ({) An interchange of two similar letters as rjv for i/i (col. 46, 1. 20) ; av(ovrai (col. 45, 1. 20), is scarcely a case in point, as ( and are hardly distinguishable in the MS. Col. 9, 1. 20, and col. 20, 1. 26, will perhaps be thought to contain mistakes of a graver cast. Errors of the first class are exceedingly numerous ; those of the second so few, that the examples given form almost a com- plete list from the Ardenian MS. From this it will be seen what foundation there is for M. Cobet's imputations on the MS. II. Hyperides is considered by his severer critics to fall short of the highest purity of style. From their language we may infer, that (a) His style was unstudied to a degree, which laid him open to the charge of negligence. 'O 8' 'YnepidTjs to ph (mp(is TJ K i<rra ?X. Hermogenes, in. p. 382 (Walz.). This accords with the notices in Longinus and Dionysius. (/3) He used words, which were considered beneath the dig- nity or purity of Attic oratory (ov oyddcs <f)a>val. Photius), e.g. Fr. 45 (ed. Sauppe) epppaxv (Aristoph.). Fr. 83, 6v&vpia (Eupolis). Fr. 86, Bpnrf]brrov (Aristoph.). Fr. 103, aKparoKCidiov. Fr. 163, ap,(pobov (Aristoph.). Fr. 166, prjrpvios (Theopompus). Fr. 280, Ka>8tia (Aristoph.). Fr. 287, 6yfrapTvrr]s (o^aprvci'a. Plato, Com.). (y) He employed words in an unusual sense, or preferred an uncommon word to its ordinary synonyme, e. g. Fr. 60, ry*a&ror = tlanolijTos. Fr. 224, airob6p,evos = imo6(U. Fr. 277, KarrvHrOai = urroSe- ftfaOcu' Fr. 286, w<pdap.ia<re = (7T(0vp.T)<r(. (8) He adopted forms of words or inflexions unusual in writing (though probably not so in conversation), e. g. Fr. 16, 7ro)X^ = 7rcorj<ris (Sophrotl.). Fr. 47, fiovo7T(oiov = p.ovoTra>la. Fr. 73, Kcpawvftv (AlcffiUS Com.) Fr. 128, Kapntvtiv. Fr. 136, Kadrj = KaOrjcrai
