Εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν ἀποβλέπων
looking away into the countryside
Translated by David Whitehead27 Feb 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Aristophanes [sc. says this]. For those who are at war and under siege look away into the countryside, wishing to be in it.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν ἀποβλέπων· Ἀριστοφάνης. οἱ γὰρ πολεμούμενοι καὶ πολιορκούμενοι ἐπὶ τὸν ἀγρὸν ἀποβλέπουσιν, ἐπιθυμοῦντες ἐν αὐτῷ εἶναι.
Betacode
*ei)s to\n a)gro\n a)poble/pwn: *)aristofa/nhs. oi( ga\r polemou/menoi kai\ poliorkou/menoi e)pi\ to\n a)gro\n a)poble/pousin, e)piqumou=ntes e)n au)tw=| ei)=nai.