κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
branch: P. and V. πτόρθος, ὁ (Plato), κλών, ὁ (Plato); see branch.
plucking sprigs of tender myrtle for his head: V. δρέπων τερείνης μυρσίνης κάρᾳ πλόκους (Euripides, Electra 778).
