Those we call weak (λαγαρὸς) which are defective in the middle, as—
Αἶψα δ' ἄρ' Αἰνείαν υἱὸν φίλον Ἀγχίσαο.[80]
Τῶν δ' αὖθ' ἡγείσθην Ἀσκληπιοῦ δύο παῖδες.
Those again are μείουροι, which are imperfect in the tail or end, as—
Τρῶες δ' ἐῤῥίγησαν ὅπως ἴδον αἴολον ὄφιν.[81]
Καλὴ Κασσιέπεια θεοῖς δέμας ἐοικυῖα.[82]
Τοῦ φέρον ἔμπλησας ἀσκὸν μέγαν, ἐν δὲ καὶ ἤϊα.[83]
33. But of all the Greeks, the Lacedæmonians were those who preserved the art of music most strictly, as they applied themselves to the practice a great deal: and there were a great many lyric poets among them. And even to this day they preserve their ancient songs carefully, being possessed of very varied and very accurate learning on the subject; on which account Pratinas says—
The Lacedæmonian grasshopper sweetly sings,
Well suited to the chorus.