κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
V. ἐπίσσυτος.
a gushing stream: V. πηγαῖον ῥέος.