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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
hollow out: P. κοιλαίνειν.
dig: P. and V. ὀρύσσειν, σκάπτειν, Ar. and P. διορύσσειν.