τὴν ἐρημίαν τῶν κωλυσόντων ὁρῶν → seeing that there would be none to hinder him
adj.
Sad: P. and V. ταλαίπωρος, ἄθλιος, οἰκτρός, Ar. and V. τλήμων, τάλας, δύστηνος, V. δυστάλας, παντάλας, παντλήμων, μέλεος, δάϊος; see miserable.