Sextus Empiricus, Pyrrhoniae Hypotyposes, Robert Gregg Bury (Translator), 1.14.130

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[130] And chips of the marble of Taenarum¹ seem white when planed, but in combination with the whole block they appear yellow. And pebbles when scattered apart appear rough, but when combined in a heap they produce the sensation of softness. And hellebore if applied in a fine and powdery state produces suffocation, but not so when it is coarse.

Pyrrhoniae Hypotyposes. Sextus Empiricus. Robert Gregg Bury (Translator). London. 1933.

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Outlines of Pyrrhonism (English) (Sextus Empiricus, Vol. 1. Bury, Robert Gregg, translator. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1933.)

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Pyrrhoniae Hypotyposes First1KGreek (Sextus Empiricus. Sexti Empiricii Opera, Volume 1. Mutschmann, Hermann, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1912.) — 1.14.130 focus

[130] καὶ τῆς Ταιναρείας λίθου τὰ μὲν μέρη λευκὰ ὁρᾶται ὅταν λεανθῇ, σὺν δὲ τῇ ὁλοσχερεῖ ξανθὰ φαίνεται.
καὶ αἱ ἀπ’ ἀλλήλων ἐσκεδασμέναι ψάμμοι τραχεῖαι φαίνονται, ὧς σωρὸς δὲ συντεθεῖσαι ἁπαλῶς κινοῦσι τὴν αἴσθη- σιν. καὶ ὁ ἐλλέβορος λεπτὸς μὲν καὶ χνοώδης προδφερόμενος πνιγμὸν ἐπιφέρει, κριμνώδης δὲ ὢν οὐκέτι.

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Outlines of Pyrrhonism

1. Taenarum was the most southerly promontory of Laconia; its marble was yellowish green in colour (like serpentine).

Sextus Empiricus Pyrrhoniae Hypotyposes 1.14.130

Robert Gregg Bury (Translator)

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