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A26482 Claudius Ælianus, his various history; Varia historia Aelian, Claudius.; Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678. 1666 (1666) Wing A680; ESTC R28933 108,717 357

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the_o oracle_n there_o be_v also_o a_o altar_n in_o that_o place_n where_o he_o be_v crown_v and_o take_v away_o the_o branch_n whereupon_o even_o to_o this_o time_n the_o delphian_o every_o nine_o year_n send_v youth_n of_o noble_a birth_n with_o a_o architheorus_fw-la who_o be_v one_o of_o their_o own_o these_o come_n to_o tempe_n sacrifice_v magnificent_o and_o have_v make_v garland_n of_o that_o laurel_n which_o the_o god_n then_o so_o love_v as_o to_o crown_n himself_o with_o it_o depart_z they_o pass_v that_o way_n which_o be_v call_v pythias_n and_o go_v through_o thessaly_n pelagonia_n oeta_n and_o the_o country_n of_o the_o aenian_n melian_o dorian_o and_o hesperian_a locrian_n they_o carry_v these_o youth_n thither_o with_o no_o less_o respect_n and_o reverence_n than_o those_o who_o with_o sacred_a present_n from_o the_o hyperborean_n pay_v homag●…_n to_o the_o same_o god_n likewise_o at_o the_o pythia●…_n game_n the_o victor_n be_v present_v with_o ●…_n crown_n of_o the_o same_o laurel_n thus_o muc●…_n concern_v the_o thessalian_a tempe_n chap._n ii_o of_o anaxagoras_n bear_v the_o death_n of_o hi●…_n child_n with_o courage_n when_o one_o come_v to_o anaxagoras_n th●…_n clazomenian_n as_o he_o be_v discourse_v wit●…_n his_o friend_n tell_v he_o that_o his_o two_o only_a son_n be_v dead_a he_o nothing_o trouble_v o●…_n disorder_v at_o the_o news_n answer_v i_o know_v that_o they_o be_v bear_v mortal_a chap._n iii_o of_o xenophon_n bear_v the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n unmoved_o a_o messenger_n from_o mantinaea_n tell_v xenophon_n as_o he_o be_v sacrifice_v that_o his_o son_n grillus_n be_v slay_v he_o take_v only_o his_o garland_n off_o continue_v to_o sacrifice_n but_o when_o the_o messenger_n add_v that_o he_o die_v victorious_o he_o take_v again_o the_o garland_n to_o put_v it_o on_o his_o head_n this_o be_v general_o know_v chap._n iu._n that_o dio_n be_v not_o trouble_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o son_n as_o dio_n son_n of_o hipparinus_n a_o disciple_n of_o plato_n be_v treat_v about_o public_a affair_n his_o son_n be_v kill_v with_o a_o fall_n from_o the_o house_n top_n into_o the_o court._n dio_fw-mi be_v nothing_o trouble_v at_o it_o but_o proceed_v in_o what_o he_o be_v about_o before_o chap._n v._o antigonus_n see_v his_o son_n dead_a be_v nothing_o trouble_v they_o say_v that_o antigonus_n the_o second_o when_o his_o son_n be_v bring_v home_o slay_v in_o battle_n do_v behold_v he_o without_o change_a colour_n or_o shed_v a_o tear_n but_o have_v commend_v he_o for_o die_v as_o a_o stout_a soldier_n give_v order_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v chap._n vi_o of_o the_o magnanimity_n of_o crates_n crates_n the_o theban_a be_v know_v to_o have_v be_v a_o magnanimous_a person_n as_o well_o by_o other_o thing_n as_o by_o his_o despise_v what_o the_o vulgar_a admire_v as_o also_o his_o wealth_n and_o country_n that_o he_o give_v the_o theban_n his_v estate_n be_v general_o know_v but_o this_o other_o action_n perhaps_o be_v less_o notorious_a he_o quit_v thebes_n new_o restore_v say_v i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o city_n which_o alexander_n or_o some_o other_o may_v subvert_v chap._n vii_o of_o the_o calumny_n of_o the_o vulgar_a demochares_n nephew_n to_o demosthenes_n to_o show_v that_o he_o nothing_o value_v the_o dispraise_n of_o the_o vulgar_a see_v certain_a detractor_n together_o sit_v in_o a_o physician_n be_v shop_n and_o whole_o bend_v upon_o calumniate_a other_o what_o do_v you_o say_v say_v he_o you_o dysmenidae_fw-la discover_v their_o disposition_n by_o that_o compellation_n chap._n viii_o ●…hat_o phrynichus_n be_v choose_v general_n for_o a_o certain_a poem_n the_o athenian_n make_v phrynichus_n gene●…l_o not_o out_o of_o favour_n nor_o for_o nobleness_n of_o ●…irth_n or_o for_o be_v rich_a for_o which_o man_n ●…e_v common_o esteem_v at_o athens_n and_o pre●…rred_v above_o other_o but_o he_o have_v in_o
into_o their_o luxury_n not_o able_a to_o bear_v their_o unaccustomed_a diet_n he_o end_v his_o life_n by_o a_o dysentery_n and_o change_v luxury_n for_o death_n chap._n ii_o pherecydes_n how_o he_o die_v pherecydes_n master_n of_o pythagoras_n fall_v sick_a first_o have_v a_o very_a hot_a sweat_n viscous-like_a phlegm_n afterward_o like_o that_o of_o beast_n then_o little_a vermin_n grow_v in_o he_o and_o his_o flesh_n corrupt_v into_o they_o he_o waste_v away_o and_o so_o end_v his_o life_n chap._n iii_o of_o hercules_n his_o pillar_n aristotle_n affirm_v that_o those_o pillar_n which_o be_v now_o call_v of_o hercules_n be_v first_o call_v the_o pillar_n of_o briareus_n but_o after_o that_o hercules_n have_v clear_v the_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o beyond_o all_o question_n show_v much_o kindness_n to_o man_n they_o in_o honour_n of_o he_o not_o esteem_v the_o memory_n of_o briareus_n call_v they_o heraclean_n chap._n iu._n of_o some_o tree_n grow_v in_o delos_n it_o be_v report_v that_o in_o delos_n there_o grow_v a_o olive_n and_o a_o palm_n which_o latona_n touch_v be_v immediate_o bring_v to_o bed_n whereas_o until_o then_o she_o can_v not_o chap._n v._o of_o epaminondas_n his_o indigence_n and_o magnanimity_n epaminondas_n have_v but_o one_o vest_n and_o that_o sordid_a so_o that_o whensoever_o he_o send_v it_o to_o the_o full_a he_o be_v force_v to_o stay_v at_o home_n for_o want_n of_o another_o while_o he_o be_v thus_o indigent_a the_o persian_a king_n send_v he_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n he_o will_v not_o accept_v it_o and_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o he_o that_o refuse_v the_o gift_n be_v more_o magnanimous_a than_o he_o that_o offer_v it_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o voluntary_a death_n of_o calanus_n likewise_o the_o end_n of_o calanus_n the_o indian_a be_v worthy_a to_o be_v praise_v another_o will_v say_v to_o be_v admire_v it_o be_v on_o this_o manner_n calanus_n the_o indian_a sophist_n have_v bid_v a_o long_a farewell_n to_o alexander_n and_o the_o macedonian_n and_o to_o life_n when_o he_o will_v free_v himself_o from_o the_o fetter_n of_o the_o body_n cause_v a_o pyre_n to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o fair_a suburb_n of_o babylon_n the_o wood_n thereof_o be_v dry_a and_o choose_v for_o fragrancy_n cedar_n thyum_fw-la cypress_n myrtle_n and_o laurel_n he_o have_v perform_v his_o accustom_a exercise_n which_o be_v to_o run_v a_o course_n come_v and_o stand_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o pyre_n crown_v with_o reed_n the_o sun_n shine_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o worship_v he_o which_o be_v the_o sign_n he_o have_v give_v the_o macedonian_n that_o they_o shall_v kindle_v the_o pyre_n which_o they_o do_v and_o continue_v stand_v upright_o in_o the_o flame_n and_o fall_v not_o till_o he_o be_v quite_o consume_v hereat_o alexander_n as_o be_v report_v much_o astonish_v say_v that_o calanus_n have_v vanquish_v great_a enemy_n than_o he_o for_o he_o war_v with_o porus_n and_o taxiles_n and_o darius_n but_o calanus_n with_o pain_n and_o death_n chap._n vii_o of_o anacharsis_n the_o scythian_n wander_v up_o and_o down_o their_o own_o country_n but_o anacharsis_n be_v a_o wise_a man_n extend_v his_o travel_n far_a for_o he_o come_v into_o greece_n and_o solon_n admire_v he_o chap._n viii_o how_o some_o have_v bear_v scoff_v scoff_v and_o reproach_n to_o i_o seem_v of_o no_o force_n for_o if_o they_o meet_v with_o a_o solid_a mind_n they_o be_v shatter_v in_o piece_n but_o if_o with_o a_o mean_a and_o low_a they_o have_v power_n and_o many_o time_n occasion_n not_o only_a grief_n but_o death_n whereof_o take_v this_o instance_n socrates_n be_v deride_v in_o a_o comedy_n laugh_v but_o poliagrus_fw-la hang_v himself_o chap._n ix_o of_o aristotle_n aristotle_n have_v prodigal_o consume_v his_o patrimony_n go_v to_o the_o war_n which_o succeed_v ill_o with_o he_o also_o he_o then_o trade_v as_o a_o apothecary_n but_o come_v by_o chance_n into_o the_o peripatus_n and_o hear_v the_o discourse_n there_o be_v of_o better_a natural_a part_n than_o most_o of_o they_o he_o acquire_v that_o habit_n which_o afterward_o he_o put_v in_o execution_n chap._n x._o the_o number_n of_o some_o ship_n and_o arm_n which_o the_o athenian_n lose_v the_o athenian_n be_v diligent_a in_o take_v care_n for_o their_o navy_n sometime_o have_v the_o better_a and_o sometime_o be_v worsted_n they_o lose_v in_o egypt_n two_o hundred_o galley_n with_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o they_o at_o cyprus_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o in_o sicily_n two_o hundred_o and_o forty_o in_o the_o hellespont_n two_o hundred_o of_o compleatly-armed_n soldier_n there_o be_v slay_v in_o sicily_n forty_o thousand_o and_o at_o chaeronaea_n a_o thousand_o chap._n xi_o the_o cruelty_n of_o a_o king_n of_o thrace_n towards_o his_o child_n a_o king_n of_o thrace_n his_o name_n let_v some_o other_o tell_v when_o xerxes_n war_v against_o greece_n flee_v to_o the_o mountain_n rhodope_n and_o advise_v his_o six_o son_n not_o to_o fight_v against_o greece_n but_o th●…y_v not_o obey_v he_o when_o he_o return_v he_o put_v out_o the_o eye_n of_o they_o all_o a_o act_n unlike_o a_o grecian_a chap._n xii_o that_o d●…mades_n wa●…_n fine_v for_o make_v a_o 〈◊〉_d ●…at_v alexander_n shall_v be_v account_v a_o god_n i_o can_v but_o love_v this_o act_n of_o the_o athenian_n in_o a_o publi●…k_a assembly_n of_o the_o athenian_n demades_n rise_v up_o decree_v that_o alexander_n shall_v be_v the_o thirteen_o deity_n but_o the_o people_n not_o endure_v his_o excessive_a impiery_a fine_v he_o a_o hundred_o talent_n for_o enrol_a al●…xander_n who_o be_v a_o mortal_a among_o the_o celestial_a go_n chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o athenian_n be_v incline_v to_o novelty_n the_o athenian_n be_v very_o changeable_a as_o to_o government_n and_o exceed_o incline_v to_o alteration_n they_o patient_o suffer_v kingly_a government_n under_o cecrops_n erechtheus_n and_o theseus_n and_o afterward_o under_o the_o codridae_fw-la they_o experiment_v tyranny_n under_o the_o pisistratidae_n they_o use_v aristocracy_n four_o hundred_o year_n after_o which_o they_o choose_v yearly_o ten_o citizen_n which_o govern_v the_o city_n at_o last_o there_o happen_v a_o anarchy_n by_o the_o sedition_n of_o the_o thirty_o tyrant_n this_o ready_a change_n of_o custom_n whether_o it_o shall_v be_v commend_v or_o not_o i_o know_v not_o chap._n fourteen_o a_o attic_a law_n concern_v the_o interment_n of_o body_n and_o kill_v of_o oxen._n this_o be_v a_o attic_a law_n whosoever_o happen_v to_o light_v upon_o the_o car●…ase_n of_o any_o man_n he_o must_v throw_v earth_n all_o over_o it_o and_o bury_v it_o as_o look_v towards_o the_o west_n this_o also_o be_v observe_v by_o they_o a_o plough_v ox_n that_o labour_v under_o the_o yoke_n either_o with_o plough_n or_o cart_n sacrifice_v not_o for_o he_o also_o be_v a_o tiller_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o partake_v with_o man_n of_o their_o labour_n chap._n xv._n place_n of_o judicature_n in_o athens_n for_o murder_n attic_a court_n of_o judicature_n for_o wilful_a murder_n in_o the_o areopagus_n for_o involuntary_a in_o the_o palladium_n for_o those_o who_o confess_v the_o murder_n but_o plead_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o in_o the_o delphinium_n chap._n xvi_o that_o a_o little_a boy_n be_v condemn_v for_o sacrilege_n a_o little_a boy_n carry_v away_o a_o plate_n of_o gold_n which_o fall_v from_o the_o crown_n of_o diana_n it_o be_v discover_v the_o judge_n cause_v play-thing_n and_o dice_n to_o be_v set_v before_o he_o as_o also_o the_o plate_n he_o again_o lay_v hold_v of_o the_o plate_n whereupon_o they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n for_o s●…crilege_n not_o spare_v his_o age_n but_o punish_v the_o act_n chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o athenian_n the_o athenian_n be_v so_o superstitious_a that_o if_o any_o one_o fell_v a_o little_a oak_n out_o of_o the_o hero_n grove_n they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o atarbe_n for_o that_o he_o kill_v the_o sparrow_n sacred_a to_o aesculapius_n they_o spare_v not_o but_o execute_v he_o not_o pardon_v either_o his_o ignorance_n or_o madness_n but_o prefer_v the_o concernment_n of_o the_o god_n before_o both_o these_o for_o some_o say_v he_o do_v it_o by_o chance_n other_o through_o fury_n chap._n xviii_o of_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n condemn_v to_o death_n the_o court_n of_o areopagus_n have_v try_v a_o woman_n poisoner_n and_o it_o be_v judge_v she_o shall_v die_v they_o will_v not_o put_v she_o to_o death_n until_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o the_o infant_n wherewith_o she_o be_v great_a then_o save_v the_o innocent_a child_n they_o execute_v the_o guilty_a person_n chap._n xix_o how_o aeschylus_n condemn_v for_o impiety_n be_v preserve_v aeschylus_n the_o tragic_a poet_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o some_o play_n condemn_v ●…or_a impiety_n whereupon_o the_o athenian_n be_v ready_a to_o stone_n he_o amynias_n his_o
fame_a strength_n of_o milo_n the_o crotonian_a relate_v thus_o of_o he_o none_o of_o milo_n antagonist_n be_v able_a to_o force_v away_o a_o pomegranate_n which_o he_o hold_v in_o his_o hand_n but_o his_o mistress_n with_o who_o he_o have_v frequent_a difference_n be_v much_o too_o hard_a for_o he_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o milo_n be_v of_o a_o strong_a body_n but_o a_o effeminate_a mind_n chap._n xxv_o that_o the_o six_o of_o the_o month_n thargelion_n be_v fortunate_a to_o the_o greek_n it_o be_v observe_v that_o on_o the_o six_o day_n of_o the_o month_n thargelion_n many_o good_a fortune_n have_v befall_v not_o only_o the_o athenian_n but_o divers_a other_o socrates_n be_v bear_v on_o this_o day_n the_o persian_n vanquish_v on_o this_o day_n and_o the_o athenian_n sacrifice_n three_o hundred_o goat_n to_o agrotera_n upon_o this_o day_n in_o pursuit_n of_o miltiades_n his_o vow_n on_o the_o same_o day_n of_o this_o month_n be_v the_o fight_n of_o plataeae_n in_o which_o the_o grecian_n have_v the_o better_a for_o the_o former_a fight_n which_o i_o mention_v be_v at_o artemisium_n neither_o be_v the_o victory_n which_o the_o greek_n obtain_v at_o mycale_n on_o any_o other_o day_n see_v that_o the_o victory_n at_o plataeae_n and_o mycale_n happen_v on_o the_o selfsame_a day_n likewise_o alexander_n the_o macedonian_a son_n of_o philip_n vanqu●…shed_v many_o myriad_o of_o the_o barbarian_n on_o the_o six_o day_n when_o he_o take_v darius_n prisoner_n all_o which_o be_v observe_v to_o have_v happen_v on_o this_o month_n it_o be_v likewise_o report_v that_o alexander_n be_v bear_v and_o die_v on_o the_o same_o day_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o hyperborean_a apollo_n and_o certain_a wonder_n concern_v pythagoras_n aristotle_n say_v that_o pythagoras_n be_v call_v by_o the_o crotonian_n hyperborean_a apollo_n the_o son_n of_o nicomachus_n aristotle_n far_o say_v that_o he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o hour_n of_o the_o same_o day_n see_v by_o many_o at_o metapontium_n and_o at_o croton_n where_o he_o stand_v up_o at_o the_o game_n there_o also_o he_o show_v one_o of_o his_o thigh_n which_o be_v of_o gold_n the_o same_o author_n say_v that_o as_o he_o be_v pass_v over_o the_o river_n nessus_n it_o call_v he_o and_o that_o many_o hear_v the_o call_n chap._n xxvii_o that_o anniceris_n be_v a_o good_a charioteer_n and_o that_o he_o who_o bestow_v much_o pain_n upon_o little_a thing_n neglect_v the_o great_a anniceris_n the_o cyrenian_a be_v proud_a of_o his_o horsemanship_n and_o chariot-driving_a he_o on_o a_o time_n desire_v to_o let_v plato_n see_v his_o skill_n wherefore_o have_v make_v ready_a his_o chariot_n he_o drive_v many_o course_n round_o the_o academy_n keep_v his_o tract_n so_o exact_o that_o the_o wheel_n never_o go_v out_o of_o it_o all_o who_o be_v present_a admire_v it_o much_o but_o plato_n reprehend_v his_o too_o much_o industry_n say_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o he_o who_o employ_v so_o much_o pain_n about_o thing_n of_o no_o value_n can_v bend_v his_o study_n to_o thing_n of_o great_a concernment_n for_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o with_o those_o thing_n he_o must_v necessary_o neglect_v such_o as_o be_v true_o worth_a admiration_n chap._n xxviii_o upon_o what_o occasion_n cock_n fight_v be_v first_o institute_v after_o their_o victory_n over_o the_o persian_n the_o athenian_n make_v a_o law_n that_o cock_n shall_v one_o day_n in_o the_o year_n be_v bring_v to_o fight_v in_o the_o theatre_n the_o occasion_n of_o which_o law_n be_v this_o when_o themistocles_n go_v forth_o with_o a_o army_n of_o the_o citizen_n against_o the_o barbarian_n he_o see_v some_o cock_n fight_v neither_o do_v he_o behold_v it_o slight_o but_o turn_v to_o the_o whole_a army_n these_o say_v he_o undertake_v this_o danger_n neither_o for_o their_o country_n nor_o for_o their_o country_n god_n nor_o for_o the_o monument_n of_o their_o ancestor_n nor_o for_o fame_n liberty_n or_o child_n but_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v worsted_n or_o yield_v one_o to_o the_o other_o with_o which_o word_n he_o encourage_v the_o athenian_n this_o therefore_o which_o be_v at_o that_o time_n a_o occasion_n of_o incite_v they_o to_o valour_n he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v ever_o after_o have_v in_o remembrance_n chap._n xxix_o how_o pittacus_n make_v a_o emblem_n of_o fortune_n pittacus_n at_o mitylene_n make_v stair_n to_o the_o temple_n which_o serve_v for_o no_o use_n but_o as_o a_o dedicate_a gift_n hereby_o signify_v the_o ascent_n and_o descent_n of_o fortune_n those_o who_o fortune_n favour_v ascend_v the_o unfortunate_a descend_v chap._n xxx_o of_o plato_n plato_n son_n of_o aristo_n be_v at_o first_o extreme_o addict_v to_o poetry_n and_o write_v heroical_a verse_n which_o afterward_o he_o burn_v perceive_v they_o to_o be_v far_o inferior_a to_o homer_n then_o he_o betake_v himself_o to_o write_v tragedy_n compose_v a_o tetralogy_n which_o poem_n he_o give_v to_o the_o player_n intend_v to_o contest_v at_o the_o game_n but_o before_o the_o bacchanalian_a feast_n he_o hear_v socrates_n discourse_n and_o be_v so_o much_o take_v with_o that_o siren_n that_o he_o not_o only_o forbear_v his_o design_n of_o conten●…ing_n but_o from_o thence_o forward_o whole_o give_v off_o write_v tragedy_n and_o addict_v himself_o to_o philosophy_n chap._n xxxi_o that_o no_o barbarian_a be_v impiou●…_n and_o who_o extol_v not_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o barbarian_n since_o none_o of_o they_o have_v fall_v into_o any_o atheism_n or_o question_n whether_o there_o be_v god_n or_o not_o and_o whether_o they_o take_v care_n of_o we_o or_o not_o none_o of_o they_o ever_o hold_v such_o opinion_n as_o euemerus_n the_o messenian_a or_o diogenes_n the_o phrygian_a or_o hippo_n or_o diagoras_n or_o sosias_n or_o epicurus_n not_o any_o indian_a celt_n or_o egyptian_a for_o these_o barbarian_n which_o i_o have_v name_v attest_v that_o there_o be_v god_n and_o that_o they_o have_v a_o providential_a care_n of_o we_o and_o that_o they_o presignifie_v event_n by_o bird_n omen_n entrail_n and_o by_o other_o observation_n and_o rule_n which_o do_v teach_v man_n the_o providence_n of_o the_o god_n towards_o they_o they_o say_v also_o that_o many_o thing_n be_v signify_v beforehand_o by_o dream_n and_o by_o the_o star_n be_v firm_o settle_v in_o this_o belief_n they_o sacrifice_v pure_o live_v holy_o perfo●…m_o divine_a rite_n observe_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o orgia_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n whence_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o they_o worship_n and_o reverence_v the_o god_n firm_o chap._n xxxii_o how_o hercules_n his_o name_n be_v change_v and_o of_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n concern_v it_o some_o pythian_a relation_n affirm_v that_o hercules_n son_n of_o jupiter_n and_o alcmene_n be_v at_o his_o birth_n name_v heraclide_n but_o that_o afterward_o come_v to_o delphi_n to_o consult_v the_o oracle_n about_o some_o business_n he_o obtain_v that_o for_o which_o he_o come_v and_o receive_v far_a private_o from_o the_o god_n this_o oracle_n concern_v himself_o thou_o hercules_n do_v phoebus_n name_n for_o thou_o shall_v gain_v immortal_a fame_n chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o image_n of_o river_n we_o behold_v the_o nature_n of_o rivers_n an●…_n their_o channel_n but_o they_o who_o worship_v they_o and_o make_v image_n of_o they_o give_v they_o some_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n other_o of_o ox_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o ox_n the_o stymphalians_n represent_v erasinus_n and_o metopus_n the_o lacedaemonian_n eurotas_n the_o sicyonian_a and_o phliasian_o asopus_n the_o argive_n cephissus_n but_o in_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n the_o psophilians_n represent_v erymanthus_n the_o heraean_n alpheus_n so_o likewise_o the_o cherronesians_n that_o come_v from_o cnidus_n represent_v the_o river_n cnidus_n the_o athenian_n worship_n cephissus_n as_o a_o horn_a man_n in_o sicily_n the_o syracusian_n represent_v anapus_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n and_o cyane_n a_o fountain_n as_o a_o woman_n the_o aegestaeans_n worship_n porpax_n crimissus_fw-la and_o telmissus_fw-la under_o the_o figure_n of_o men._n the_o agrigentines_n represent_v the_o river_n which_o bear_v the_o same_o name_n with_o their_o city_n by_o the_o image_n of_o a_o ●…eautiful_a boy_n to_o which_o they_o sacrifice_v they_o ●…ikewise_o dedicate_v a_o ivory_n statue_n at_o del●…hi_n and_o inscribe_v the_o name_n of_o the_o river_n ●…pon_o it_o which_o statue_n be_v of_o a_o boy_n chap._n xxxiv_o of_o old_a age_n they_o say_v that_o epicharmus_n be_v very_a ●…ld_n sit_v and_o discourse_v with_o some_o of_o ●…ike_a age_n and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o say_v ●…ne_n i_o can_v be_v content_a to_o live_v but_o sieve_n ●…ears_v long_o another_o three_o year_n a_o three_o ●…our_n he_o interpose_v say_v o_o good_a man_n why_o do_v you_o contest_v and_o wrangle_v about_o a_o a_o few_o day_n all_o we_o that_o be_v here_o meet_v tend_v by_o some_o fate_n
or_o other_o to_o our_o end_n therefore_o it_o be_v time_n for_o we_o all_o to_o die_v with_o the_o soon_o before_o we_o feel_v any_o of_o the_o misery_n which_o attend_v old_a age_n chap._n xxxv_o that_o sleep_n be_v the_o brother_n of_o death_n and_o of_o the_o decease_n of_o gorgias_n gorgias_n the_o leontine_n be_v at_o his_o latter_a end_n and_o be_v of_o a_o great_a age_n and_o surprise_v by_o sickness_n fall_v by_o degree_n asleep_a and_o when_o one_o of_o his_o friend_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o do_v just_o now_o say_v he_o sleep_n be_v go_v to_o deliver_v i_o up_o to_o his_o brother_n chap._n xxxvi_o of_o socrates_n fall_v sick_a in_o his_o old_a age_n socrates_n be_v very_o old_a fall_v sick_a and_o one_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o do_v well_o say_v he_o both_o way_n sor_n if_o i_o live_v long_o i_o shall_v have_v more_o emulator_n if_o i_o die_v more_o praiser_n chap._n xxxvii_o of_o a_o law_n which_o prohibit_v the_o sick_a to_o drink_v wine_n zaleucus_n the_o locrian_a make_v many_o excellent_a and_o convenient_a law_n of_o which_o this_o be_v not_o the_o worst_a if_o any_o of_o the_o epizephyrian_a locrian_n be_v sick_a drink_v pure_a wine_n unless_o by_o prescription_n of_o the_o physician_n though_o he_o return_v to_o his_o former_a health_n yet_o he_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o drink_v it_o without_o leave_n chap._n xxxviii_o a_o law_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o other_o people_n not_o allow_v wine_n to_o all_o person_n nor_o of_o all_o age_n this_o be_v also_o a_o law_n of_o the_o massilian_n that_o no_o woman_n shall_v taste_v wine_n but_o of_o what_o age_n soever_o they_o be_v they_o shall_v drink_v water_n theophrastus_n affirm_v that_o this_o law_n be_v of_o force_n also_o among_o the_o milesian_n which_o not_o only_o the_o ionian_a 〈◊〉_d but_o milesian_n wife_n observe_v but_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o speak_v of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o roman_n or_o how_o can_v i_o avoid_v be_v reproach_v of_o neglect_n if_o have_v mention_v the_o locrian_n massilian_n and_o milesian_n i_o omit_v to_o speak_v of_o my_o own_o country_n among_o the_o roman_n this_o law_n be_v strict_o observe_v that_o no_o free_a woman_n or_o she_o slave_n shall_v drink_v wine_n nor_o any_o of_o noble_a birth_n from_o their_o childhood_n till_o five_o and_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n chap._n thirty-nine_o the_o law_n of_o the_o c●…etans_n concern_v learning_n the_o cretan_n command_v all_o freeborn_a child_n to_o learn_v the_o law_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o melody_n that_o their_o mind_n may_v be_v entice_v by_o their_o music_n and_o they_o get_v they_o by_o heart_n the_o more_o easy_o so_o that_o if_o they_o commit_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o law_n they_o can_v not_o plead_v ignorance_n the_o second_o thing_n which_o they_o be_v appoint_v be_v to_o learn_v the_o hymn_n of_o the_o god_n the_o three_o encomium_n of_o good_a man_n chap._n xl._o that_o beast_n love_v not_o wine_n and_o of_o some_o beast_n that_o will_v be_v drink_v every_o irrational_a creature_n natural_o abhor_v wine_n especial_o those_o who_o be_v overfeed_v with_o grape_n become_v drink_v crow_n if_o they_o eat_v the_o herb_n oenutta_n as_o also_o dog_n run_v mad_a if_o the_o ape_n and_o the_o elephant_n drink_v wine_n the_o one_o forget_v his_o strength_n the_o other_o his_o subtlety_n and_o both_o be_v easy_o to_o be_v take_v chap._n xli_o of_o some_o who_o be_v lover_n of_o drink_n and_o great_a drinker_n lover_n of_o drink_n be_v dionysius_n in_o sicily_n and_o nisaeus_n a_o tyrant_n also_o apollocrates_n son_n of_o dionysius_n the_o tyrant_n hipparinus_n kinsman_n of_o dionysius_n timolaus_n a_o theban_a charidemus_n a_o orithean_a arcadion_a erasixenus_fw-la alcetas_n a_o macedonian_a and_o diotimus_n a_o athenian_a this_o last_o be_v call_v a_o tunnel_n because_o put_v a_o tunnel_n into_o his_o mouth_n he_o can_v drink_v wine_n pour_v into_o it_o without_o take_v breath_n they_o relate_v of_o cleomenes_n the_o lacedaemonian_a that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o great_a drinker_n but_o that_o he_o also_o use_v the_o ill_a custom_n of_o the_o scythian_n to_o drink_v wine_n unallay_v they_o say_v also_o that_o io_n of_o chios_n the_o poet_n be_v a_o immoderate_a drinker_n of_o wine_n likewise_o alexander_n the_o macedonian_a in_o honour_n of_o calanus_n the_o brahman_n a_o indian_a sophist_n that_o burn_v himself_o institute_v game_n of_o music_n horse-racing_a and_o wrestle_a to_o gratify_v the_o indian_n he_o add_v another_o part_n proper_a to_o that_o country_n which_o be_v drink_v to_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v victor_n he_o appoint_v a_o talon_n for_o his_o reward_n to_o the_o next_o thirty_o minae_fw-la to_o the_o three_o ten_o promachus_n get_v the_o victory_n moreover_o dionysius_n at_o the_o feast_n which_o they_o call_v choae_fw-la propose_v a_o golden_a crown_n as_o a_o reward_n to_o he_o that_o drink_v most_o xenocrates_n the_o chalcedonian_a be_v victor_n and_o take_v the_o crown_n when_o he_o go_v away_o 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the_o son_n of_o creon_n and_o antiochus_n the_o king_n be_v much_o addict_v to_o wine_n for_o which_o reason_n he_o put_v the_o whole_a government_n of_o his_o kingdom_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o aristaeus_n and_o themisto_n cyprian_n while_o he_o give_v over_o to_o drunkenness_n bear_v only_o the_o title_n of_o king_n likewise_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n deliver_v as_o pledge_v to_o the_o roman_n use_v to_o drink_v wine_n immoderate_o as_o also_o his_o namesake_n antiochus_n who_o wage_n war_n with_o the_o median_n against_o arsaces_n be_v a_o slave_n to_o drunkenness_n among_o these_o may_v be_v reckon_v antiochus_n the_o great_a immoderate_a drink_v cast_n agro_n king_n of_o the_o illyrian_n into_o a_o pleurisy_n and_o kill_v he_o likewise_o gentius_n another_o king_n of_o the_o illyrian_n be_v a_o great_a drinker_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o orophernes_n king_n of_o cappadocia_n who_o be_v also_o a_o great_a drinker_n and_o if_o we_o must_v mention_v woman_n in_o who_o to_o 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