φιλοσοφώτερον καὶ σπουδαιότερον ποίησις ἱστορίας ἐστίν: ἡ μὲν γὰρ ποίησις μᾶλλον τὰ καθόλου, ἡ δ' ἱστορία τὰ καθ' ἕκαστον λέγει → poetry is something more scientific and serious than history, because poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts
adj.
Withered: P. and V. ξηρός, Ar. and P. σαπρός, αὖος, ἰσχνός.
Wrinkled: P. and V. ῥυσός.
Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος, ἀνάστατος.
