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What I am interested in is the part where he quotes Sappho, or, even more specifically, l. 3 of the second stanza of the quoted poem, and in particular the verb in that line. This starts from this post. The answer there told me the poem comes from Longinus, so I was wondering what the manuscript tradition for that part is. I found something about a Parisian codex. Quoting the post linked above:

This edition of Longinus On the sublime reports the text as:
amended text in the above link
that is with ἔς σ' ἴδω, and adds this critical note:
critical note to the poem in the above link
It is Longinus's work following a Paris manuscript.

Are there other sources (maybe available online) for that passage? What do those other sources have to say about that line?

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Questions about reconstructions of texts (Latin or Ancient Greek, as long as AG is allowed here) might be borderline off-topic, seen as they typically are not so much about the language as about the reading and emendation of the various sources. If a question like this is considered off-topic, please warn me, because I have a number of these that I haven't yet formulated but will surely have to post. After all, I'm sure I'll need inputs for my blog posts about Sappho's poems, which I "restored" and translated (all of them) years ago into Latin English and Italian as poems, keeping or imitating the original meters. So better warn me now than after I post tens of these :).

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  • You have noticed, presumably, that the editor lists the manuscripts and justifies his editorial method in the Appendix (pp. 163 sqq.) – fdb Jun 16 '17 at 11:00
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    And specifically to the poem by Sappho pp. 172-3. – fdb Jun 16 '17 at 11:08
  • @fdb actually I hadn't noticed that. So we have 11 or maybe 12 manuscripts. The question is: what does each of these have for that line? The critical note says one of the Paris codes has ὠς γὰρ σ' ἴδω, but I can't tell which of the four, or if any of the others differ. – MickG Jun 16 '17 at 11:21
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    I think you need to look out for the more modern editions of Sappho’s poems, notably: Lobel, E.; Page, D. L., eds. (1955). Poetarum Lesbiorum fragmenta. Oxford: Clarendon Press, and Voigt, Eva-Maria (1971). Sappho et Alcaeus. Fragmenta. Amsterdam: Polak & van Gennep. – fdb Jun 16 '17 at 11:32
  • @fdb Are any of those available online? I cannot seem to find Lobel-Page or Voigt. Except as Google books which do not even automatically preview. Time to look for Polak and Van Gennep. – MickG Jun 16 '17 at 12:16
  • Nope, same result. – MickG Jun 16 '17 at 12:24
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    I think you need to go to a university library. – fdb Jun 16 '17 at 12:29
  • @fdb My situation prevents that. I mean, I have a muscle problem so I cannot walk long distances, which means the only accessible uni libraries for me are those of my own uni, and I wouldn't really expect Milan-Bicocca University to have that in their libraries, seen as there is no course in Classical stuff that I am aware of. Maybe I can have a look at their online catalog, but I'm pretty skeptical. I take it they cannot be found online... – MickG Jun 16 '17 at 22:16
  • I do not believe Lobel-Page is online. If you don't mind waiting a bit for answers, I can snag one and try to answer your questions for you, but if your university library subscribes to InterLibraryLoan or some other shared service, I recommend getting L-P yourself and going from there. – cmw Jun 23 '17 at 12:17
  • @CMWeimer I honestly have no idea what my Uni library is subscribed to :). I never used it except as a studying place, and even that I only did some time ago. No I don't mind, and thanks. The only "deadlines" I have for getting answers are the dates I post on my blog, and even those posts can just be edited afterwards to include the info (or I just link the SE posts). – MickG Jun 23 '17 at 12:20
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    I'll try to stop by the library tomorrow and check out Voigt, will post then. – Alex B. Jul 07 '17 at 22:41

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This is a temporary answer, but here's the app crit for the Sappho from Lobel-Page:

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