that_o they_o who_o give_v the_o vote_n be_v ignorant_a and_o void_a of_o clear_a judgement_n or_o corrupt_v but_o both_o be_v dishonourable_a and_o unworthy_a the_o athenian_n chap._n ix_o decree_n of_o the_o athenian_n against_o some_o revolter_n what_o decree_n do_v the_o athenian_n make_v and_o those_o in_o a_o democracy_n that_o every_o one_o of_o the_o aeginetae_fw-la shall_v have_v his_o thumb_n cut_v off_o from_o his_o right_a hand_n so_o that_o he_o may_v for_o ever_o after_o be_v disable_v from_o hold_v a_o spear_n yet_o may_v handle_v a_o oar_n that_o all_o the_o young_a man_n of_o mitylene_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n which_o decree_n be_v make_v at_o the_o instigation_n of_o cleon_n son_n of_o cleaenetus_n that_o such_o as_o have_v be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o samian_o shall_v be_v brand_v in_o the_o face_n with_o the_o mark_n of_o a_o owl_n this_o also_o be_v a_o athenian_a decree_n i_o wish_v o_o minerva_n guardian_n of_o the_o city_n and_o jupiter_n eleutherius_fw-la and_o all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o grecian_n that_o the_o athenian_n have_v never_o do_v these_o thing_n and_o that_o it_o may_v never_o have_v be_v say_v of_o they_o chap._n x._o timotheus_n have_v hear_v plato_n discourse_n judge_v himself_o to_o be_v less_o happy_a i_o have_v hear_v that_o timotheus_n son_n of_o conon_n general_n of_o the_o athenian_n when_o he_o be_v in_o height_n of_o felicity_n and_o take_v city_n with_o great_a ease_n so_o as_o the_o athenian_n know_v not_o how_o they_o shall_v honour_v he_o sufficient_o meet_v accidental_o with_o plato_n son_n of_o aristo_n as_o he_o be_v walk_v with_o some_o scholar_n without_o the_o city_n wall_n and_o see_v his_o reverend_a presence_n his_o proper_a person_n and_o graceful_a aspect_n hear_v he_o also_o discourse_n not_o of_o contribution_n galley_n naval_a affair_n supply_n relief_n confederate_n islander_n and_o the_o like_a matter_n but_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o profess_v and_o in_o which_o he_o employ_v his_o study_n say_v '_o '_o o_fw-la this_o life_n and_o true_a felicity_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o timotheus_n do_v not_o conceive_v himself_o absolute_o happy_a as_o not_o enjoy_v this_o though_o otherwise_o in_o high_a honour_n and_o esteem_v with_o the_o athenian_n chap._n xi_o what_o socrates_n say_v of_o those_o that_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o thirty_o tyrant_n socrates_n see_v that_o the_o thirty_o tyrant_n put_v many_o eminent_a person_n to_o death_n and_o betray_v the_o rich_a to_o excessive_a punishment_n say_v to_o antisthenes_n do_v it_o repent_v thou_o that_o we_o have_v do_v nothing_o in_o our_o whole_a life_n great_a and_o remarkable_a as_o those_o monarch_n who_o be_v describe_v in_o tragedy_n atreus_n thyestes_n agamemnon_n and_o aegisthus_n they_o be_v in_o those_o play_v behead_v feast_v with_o their_o own_o flesh_n and_o general_o destroy_v but_o no_o poet_n be_v ever_o so_o bold_a or_o impudent_a as_o to_o represent_v a_o poor_a man_n kill_v upon_o the_o stage_n chap._n xii_o of_o themistocles_n give_v over_o prodigality_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o this_o speech_n of_o themistocles_n son_n of_o neocles_n be_v commendable_a or_o not_o after_o that_o his_o father_n have_v cast_v he_o off_o give_v over_o prodigality_n he_o begin_v to_o live_v temperate_o and_o to_o refrain_v from_o courtesan_n be_v take_v with_o another_o affection_n that_o of_o govern_v the_o athenian_a state_n and_o contest_v eager_o with_o the_o magistrate_n endeavour_v to_o make_v himself_o the_o chief_a he_o say_v as_o be_v report_v to_o his_o friend_n what_o will_v you_o give_v i_o who_o never_o yet_o be_v envy_v he_o that_o love_v to_o be_v envy_v hasten_v according_a to_o euripides_n to_o harm_v himself_o but_o that_o this_o be_v folly_n euripides_n himself_o declare_v chap._n xiii_o of_o socrates_n abuse_v in_o a_o comedy_n by_o aristophanes_n anytus_n and_o his_o companion_n study_v to_o do_v socrates_n a_o mischief_n for_o those_o reason_n which_o be_v relate_v by_o many_o but_o fear_v the_o athenian_n doubt_v if_o they_o shall_v accuse_v socrates_n how_o they_o will_v take_v it_o his_o name_n be_v in_o high_a esteem_n for_o many_o respect_n but_o chief_o for_o oppose_v the_o sophist_n who_o neither_o teach_v nor_o know_v any_o solid_a learning_n wherefore_o they_o begin_v by_o make_v trial_n in_o less_o thing_n to_o sound_v how_o the_o athenian_n will_v entertain_v a_o charge_n against_o his_o life_n for_o to_o have_v accuse_v he_o upon_o the_o very_a first_o he_o conceive_v unsafe_a as_o well_o for_o the_o reason_n already_o mention_v as_o lest_o the_o friend_n and_o follower_n of_o socrates_n shall_v divert_v the_o anger_n of_o the_o judge_n upon_o they_o for_o false_o accuse_v a_o person_n so_o far_o from_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o wrong_n to_o the_o state_n that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a ornament_n of_o athens_n what_o then_o do_v they_o contrive_v they_o suborn_v aristophanes_n a_o comic_a poet_n who_o only_a business_n be_v to_o raise_v mirth_n to_o bring_v socrates_n upon_o the_o stage_n tax_v he_o with_o crime_n which_o most_o man_n know_v he_o free_a from_o impertinent_a discourse_n make_v a_o ill_a cause_n by_o argument_n seem_v good_a introduce_v new_a and_o strange_a deity_n whilst_o himself_o believe_v and_o reverence_v none_o hereby_o to_o insinuate_v a_o ill_a opinion_n of_o he_o even_o into_o those_o who_o most_o frequent_v he_o aristophanes_n take_v this_o theme_n interweave_v it_o with_o much_o abusive_a mirth_n &_o pleasant_a verse_n take_v for_o his_o subject_n the_o best_a man_n of_o the_o grecian_n the_o argument_n of_o his_o play_n be_v not_o against_o cleon_n he_o do_v not_o abuse_v the_o lacedaemonian_n the_o theban_n or_o pericles_n himself_o but_o a_o person_n dear_a to_o all_o the_o god_n especial_o to_o apollo_n at_o first_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o the_o thing_n the_o unusual_a personate_n of_o socrates_n upon_o the_o stage_n the_o athenian_n who_o expect_v nothing_o less_o be_v strike_v with_o wonder_n then_o be_v natural_o envious_a apt_a to_o detract_v from_o the_o best_a person_n not_o only_o such_o as_o bear_v office_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o any_o that_o be_v eminent_a for_o learning_n or_o virtue_n they_o begin_v to_o be_v take_v with_o the_o cloud_n so_o be_v the_o play_n name_v and_o cry_v up_o the_o poet_n with_o more_o applause_n than_o ever_o any_o before_o give_v he_o with_o many_o shout_n the_o victory_n and_o send_v word_n to_o the_o judge_n to_o set_v the_o name_n of_o aristophanes_n in_o the_o high_a place_n socrates_n come_v seldom_o to_o the_o theatre_n unless_o when_o euripides_n the_o tragic_a poet_n contest_v with_o any_o new_a tragedian_n than_o he_o use_v to_o go_v and_o when_o euripides_n contend_v in_o the_o piraeum_n he_o go_v thither_o also_o for_o he_o love_v the_o man_n as_o well_o for_o his_o wisdom_n as_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o verse_n sometime_o alcibiades_n son_n of_o clinias_n and_o critias_n son_n of_o callaeschrus_n will_v invite_v he_o to_o a_o comedy_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n compel_v he_o for_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o esteem_v that_o he_o do_v great_o contemn_v those_o person_n that_o be_v abusive_a and_o scurrilous_a in_o their_o language_n be_v himself_o a_o temperate_a just_a good_a and_o discreet_a person_n which_o huge_o trouble_v the_o comedian_n and_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n as_o well_o as_o other_o thing_n suggest_v by_o anytus_n and_o melitus_n of_o aristophanes_n his_o comedy_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a too_o get_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n by_o it_o they_o be_v eager_a in_o prosecution_n of_o their_o design_n and_o he_o prepare_v by_o want_n and_o malice_n to_o receive_v their_o impression_n but_o this_o he_o best_a know_v in_o fine_a the_o play_n get_v extraordinary_a credit_n that_o of_o cratinus_n be_v verify_v the_o theatre_n be_v then_o fill_v with_o malicious_a man_n it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n the_o feast_n of_o bacchus_n a_o multitude_n of_o grecian_n go_v to_o see_v the_o play_n socrates_n be_v personate_v on_o the_o stage_n and_o often_o name_v nor_o be_v it_o much_o the_o player_n shall_v represent_v he_o for_o the_o potter_n frequent_o do_v it_o upon_o their_o stone_n jugg_v the_o stranger_n that_o be_v presenâ—…_n not_o know_v who_o the_o comedy_n abuse_v raise_v a_o hum_n and_o whisper_v every_o one_o ask_v who_o that_o socrates_n be_v which_o he_o observe_v for_o he_o come_v not_o thither_o by_o chance_n but_o because_o he_o know_v himself_o shoulâ—…_n be_v abuse_v in_o the_o play_n have_v choose_v the_o most_o conspicuous_a seat_n in_o the_o theatre_n to_o puâ—…_n the_o stranger_n out_o of_o doubt_n he_o rise_v up_o anâ—…_n all_o the_o while_n the_o play_n last_v continue_v iâ—…_n that_o posture_n so_o much_o do_v socrates_n despisâ—…_n the_o comedy_n and_o the_o athenian_n themselves_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o a_o
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 câ—…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 after_o supper_n put_v it_o upon_o a_o statue_n of_o mercury_n which_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n according_a to_o his_o custom_n for_o he_o use_v to_o lay_v there_o garland_n of_o flower_n myrrh_n ivy_n and_o laurel_n and_o leave_v they_o also_o anacharsis_n as_o it_o be_v say_v drink_v much_o at_o periander_n house_n he_o bring_v this_o custom_n from_o his_o own_o country_n for_o it_o be_v proper_a for_o the_o scythian_n to_o drink_v pure_a wine_n lacydes_n and_o timon_n philosopher_n be_v say_v to_o have_v drink_v much_o likewise_o mycerinus_n a_o egyptian_a a_o prophecy_n be_v bring_v he_o from_o buta_n foretell_v that_o he_o shall_v live_v but_o a_o little_a while_n to_o delude_v the_o oracle_n by_o double_v the_o time_n turn_v night_n into_o day_n watch_v and_o drink_v continual_o to_o these_o add_v amasis_n the_o egyptian_a of_o who_o herodotus_n atte_v enough_o and_o nicoteles_n a_o corinthian_a must_v not_o be_v sever_v from_o these_o and_o they_o say_v also_o that_o scopas_n 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 love_v drink_n be_v a_o great_a vice_n to_o drink_v much_o a_o great_a clio_n as_o they_o say_v contend_v in_o drink_v not_o with_o woman_n only_o but_o with_o man_n for_o she_o be_v a_o great_a drinker_n and_o have_v the_o better_a of_o every_o one_o carry_v in_o my_o opinion_n a_o shameful_a victory_n chap._n xlii_o of_o plato_n renown_n and_o of_o his_o law_n for_o equal_a distribution_n the_o fame_n of_o plato_n and_o renown_n of_o his_o virtue_n come_v to_o the_o arcadian_n and_o theban_n who_o thereupon_o send_v ambassador_n earnest_o to_o request_v he_o to_o come_v over_o to_o they_o not_o only_o to_o instruct_v their_o young_a man_n in_o philosophy_n but_o which_o be_v a_o high_a concernment_n to_o ordain_v law_n they_o be_v ready_a to_o have_v obtain_v what_o they_o desire_v of_o he_o for_o the_o son_n of_o aristo_n be_v please_v with_o the_o invitation_n and_o intend_v to_o yield_v to_o they_o he_o ask_v the_o ambassador_n how_o they_o stand_v affect_v to_o equality_n of_o estate_n when_o understand_v by_o they_o that_o they_o be_v so_o averse_a from_o it_o as_o not_o to_o be_v by_o any_o mean_v induce_v thereto_o he_o refuse_v to_o go_v chap._n xliii_o certain_a eminent_a person_n among_o the_o grecian_n very_o poor_a there_o be_v most_o excellent_a person_n among_o the_o grecian_n who_o live_v in_o extreme_a poverty_n aristides_n son_n of_o nicomachus_n and_o photion_n son_n of_o phocus_n epaminondas_n son_n of_o polymatis_fw-la pelopidas_n a_o theban_a lamachus_n a_o athenian_a socrates_n son_n of_o sophroniscus_n and_o ephialtes_n son_n of_o sophonides_n chap._n xliv_o a_o description_n of_o a_o picture_n make_v by_o theon_n a_o painter_n among_o other_o thing_n which_o witness_v the_o excellent_a art_n of_o theon_n the_o painter_n be_v this_o picture_n a_o arm_a man_n ready_a to_o charge_v the_o
what_o they_o please_v i_o must_v instance_n also_o the_o skill_n of_o perseus_n in_o politic_n for_o he_o teach_v antigonus_n and_o of_o aristotle_n who_o instruct_v alexander_n son_n of_o philip_n from_o his_o youth_n in_o philosophy_n and_o lysis_n disciple_n of_o pythagoras_n teach_v epaminondas_n therefore_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v philosopher_n be_v unpractical_a he_o speak_v inconsiderate_o and_o ignorant_o though_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o shall_v much_o more_o willing_o embrace_v the_o contemplative_a quiet_a life_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o discourse_n betwixt_o midas_n the_o phrygian_a and_o silenus_n and_o the_o incredible_a relation_n of_o midas_n theopompus_n relate_v a_o discourse_n between_o midas_n the_o phrygian_a and_o silenus_n this_o silenus_n be_v son_n of_o a_o nymph_n inferior_a by_o nature_n to_o the_o god_n only_o superior_a to_o man_n and_o death_n among_o many_o other_o thing_n silenus_n tell_v midas_n that_o europe_n asia_n and_o africa_n be_v island_n surround_v by_o the_o ocean_n that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o continent_n only_o which_o be_v beyond_o this_o world_n and_o that_o as_o to_o magnitude_n it_o be_v infinite_a that_o in_o it_o be_v breed_v beside_o other_o very_a great_a creature_n man_n twice_o as_o big_a as_o those_o here_o and_o they_o live_v double_a our_o age_n that_o many_o great_a city_n be_v there_o and_o peculiar_a manner_n of_o life_n and_o that_o they_o have_v law_n whole_o different_a from_o those_o among_o we_o that_o there_o be_v two_o city_n far_o great_a than_o the_o rest_n nothing_o like_o to_o each_o other_o one_o name_n machimus_fw-la warlike_a the_o other_o eusebes_n pious_a that_o the_o pious_a people_n live_v in_o peace_n abound_v in_o wealth_n &_o reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n without_o plough_n or_o ox_n have_v no_o need_n of_o tillage_n or_o sow_v they_o live_v as_o he_o say_v free_a from_o sickness_n and_o die_v laugh_v and_o with_o great_a pleasure_n they_o be_v so_o exact_o just_a that_o the_o god_n many_o time_n vouchsafe_v to_o converse_v with_o they_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n machimus_fw-la be_v very_o warlike_a continual_o arm_v and_o fight_a they_o subdue_v their_o neighbour_n and_o this_o one_o city_n predominate_v over_o many_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v not_o few_o than_o two_o hundred_o myriad_n they_o die_v sometime_o of_o sickness_n but_o this_o happen_v very_o rare_o for_o most_o common_o they_o be_v kill_v in_o the_o war_n by_o stone_n or_o wood_n for_o they_o be_v invulnerable_a by_o steel_n they_o have_v vast_a plenty_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n insomuch_o that_o gold_n be_v of_o less_o value_n with_o they_o then_o iron_n with_o we_o he_o say_v that_o they_o once_o design_v a_o voyage_n to_o these_o our_o island_n and_o sail_v upon_o the_o ocean_n be_v in_o number_n a_o thousand_o myriad_n of_o man_n till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o hyperborean_n but_o understand_v that_o they_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n among_o we_o they_o contemn_v we_o as_o person_n that_o lead_v a_o mean_a inglorious_a life_n and_o therefore_o think_v it_o not_o worth_a their_o go_n far_a he_o add_v what_o be_v yet_o more_o wonderful_a that_o there_o be_v man_n live_v among_o they_o call_v meropes_a who_o inhabit_v many_o great_a city_n and_o that_o at_o the_o far_a end_n of_o their_o country_n there_o be_v a_o place_n name_v anostus_fw-la from_o whence_o there_o be_v no_o return_n which_o resemble_v a_o gulf_n it_o be_v neither_o very_a light_n nor_o very_o dark_a the_o air_n be_v dusky_a intermingle_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o red_a that_o there_o be_v two_o river_n in_o this_o place_n one_o of_o pleasure_n the_o other_o of_o grief_n and_o that_o along_o each_o river_n grow_v tree_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o planetree_n those_o which_o grow_v up_o by_o the_o river_n of_o grief_n bear_v fruit_n 〈◊〉_d this_o nature_n if_o any_o one_o eat_v of_o they_o he_o shall_v spend_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n in_o tear_n and_o grief_n and_o so_o die_v the_o other_o tree_n which_o grow_v by_o the_o river_n of_o pleasure_n produce_v fruit_n of_o a_o contrary_a nature_n for_o who_o taste_v thereof_o shall_v be_v ease_v from_o all_o his_o former_a desire_n if_o he_o love_v any_o thing_n he_o shall_v quite_o forget_v it_o and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n shall_v become_v young_a and_o live_v over_o again_o his_o former_a year_n he_o shall_v cast_v off_o old_a age_n and_o return_v to_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o strength_n become_v first_o a_o young_a man_n than_o a_o child_n last_o a_o infant_n and_o so_o die_v this_o if_o any_o man_n think_v the_o chian_a worthy_a credit_n he_o may_v believe_v to_o i_o he_o appear_v a_o egregious_a romancer_n as_o well_o in_o this_o as_o other_o thing_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o dissension_n betwixt_o aristotle_n and_o plato_n the_o first_o dissension_n betwixt_o aristotle_n and_o plato_n be_v say_v to_o be_v thus_o occasion_v plato_n do_v not_o approve_v of_o his_o life_n and_o habit_n for_o aristotle_n wear_v rich_a garment_n and_o shoe_n and_o cut_v his_o hair_n after_o a_o manner_n not_o use_v by_o plato_n he_o also_o wear_v many_o ring_n for_o ornament_n he_o have_v a_o deride_v kind_a of_o look_n and_o be_v peremptory_a in_o discourse_n all_o which_o mis-became_a a_o philosopher_n plato_n see_v this_o reject_v he_o and_o prefer_v before_o he_o xenocrates_n speusippus_n amyclas_n and_o other_o to_o who_o he_o show_v respect_n and_o admit_v they_o to_o his_o conversation_n on_o a_o time_n xenocrates_n be_v go_v into_o his_o country_n aristotle_n come_v to_o plato_n accompany_v with_o a_o great_a many_o of_o his_o disciple_n of_o who_o be_v mnason_n the_o phocian_n and_o the_o like_a speusippus_n be_v then_o sick_a and_o unable_a to_o be_v with_o plato_n plato_n be_v fourscore_o year_n old_a and_o through_o age_n his_o memory_n much_o impair_v aristotle_n assault_v and_o circumvent_a he_o by_o propound_v arrogant_o some_o question_n and_o argue_v with_o he_o discover_v himself_o injurious_a and_o ingrateful_a hereupon_o plato_n retire_v from_o his_o outward_a walk_n walk_v private_o with_o his_o friend_n after_o three_o month_n xenocrates_n return_v from_o his_o journey_n and_o find_v aristotle_n walk_v where_o he_o have_v leave_v plato_n and_o see_v that_o he_o and_o his_o disciple_n go_v not_o from_o the_o walk_n to_o plato_n but_o direct_o to_o the_o city_n he_o ask_v one_o of_o the_o walk_v where_o plato_n be_v doubt_v that_o he_o be_v sick_a he_o answer_v he_o be_v not_o sick_a but_o aristotle_n trouble_v he_o have_v make_v he_o quit_v the_o walk_n and_o now_o he_o teach_v philosophy_n private_o in_o his_o own_o garden_n xenocrates_n hear_v this_o go_v present_o to_o plato_n who_o he_o find_v discourse_v with_o such_o as_o be_v present_a who_o be_v young_a man_n of_o eminent_a quality_n and_o some_o of_o the_o noble_a when_o he_o have_v end_v his_o discourse_n he_o salute_v xenocrates_n kind_o according_a to_o his_o usual_a manner_n and_o xenocrates_n do_v the_o like_a to_o he_o when_o the_o company_n be_v dismiss_v xenocrates_n without_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o plato_n or_o acquaint_v he_o with_o it_o get_v his_o friend_n together_o and_o sharp_o reprove_v speusippus_n for_o have_v yield_v the_o walk_n to_o aristotle_n then_o to_o his_o utmost_a he_o oppose_v the_o stagirite_n and_o so_o far_o proceed_v the_o contention_n that_o at_o last_o aristotle_n be_v throw_v out_o and_o plato_n restore_v to_o his_o former_a place_n chap._n xx._n of_o lysander_n and_o some_o gift_n present_v to_o he_o to_z lysander_z the_o spartan_a go_v to_o jonia_n some_o of_o his_o acquaintance_n there_o send_v among_o many_o other_o present_v a_o ox_n and_o a_o cake_n he_o look_a upon_o the_o cake_n ask_v what_o dainty_a it_o be_v to_o which_o he_o that_o bring_v it_o answer_v it_o be_v make_v of_o honey_n cheese_n and_o some_o other_o thing_n give_v this_o then_o say_v lysander_n to_o the_o slauâ—…s_n hilot_n for_o it_o be_v not_o meat_n for_o a_o free_a person_n buâ—…_n the_o ox_n he_o command_v to_o be_v sacrifice_v kill_v and_o dress_v according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o his_o country_n and_o do_v eat_v of_o it_o with_o delight_n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o magnanimity_n of_o themistocles_n on_o a_o time_n themistocles_n yet_o a_o boy_n return_v from_o school_n his_o master_n bid_v he_o meeting_n pisistratus_n the_o tyrant_n to_o go_v a_o littlâ—…_n out_o of_o the_o way_n whereto_o he_o generous_o answer_v be_v not_o here_o way_n enough_o for_o he_o so_o much_o do_v something_o ingenious_a and_o generous_a appear_v in_o themistocles_n at_o those_o year_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o piety_n of_o aeneas_n and_o compassion_n of_o the_o greek_n to_o the_o trojan_n when_o troy_n be_v take_v the_o grecian_n as_o it_o become_v greek_o commiserate_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o captive_n make_v proclamation_n
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 thâ—…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 dâ—…mades_n waâ—…_n fine_v for_o make_v a_o 〈◊〉_d â—…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 publiâ—…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 alâ—…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 carâ—…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 sâ—…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 â—…or_a impiety_n whereupon_o the_o athenian_n be_v ready_a to_o stone_n he_o amynias_n his_o
who_o by_o their_o father_n law_n be_v deprive_v of_o interest_n in_o the_o state_n chap._n xi_o of_o gelo_n offer_v to_o resign_v the_o government_n gelo_n have_v overcome_v the_o carthaginian_n at_o himera_n reduce_v all_o sicily_n to_o his_o obedience_n then_o come_v into_o the_o marketplace_n unarm_v he_o declare_v that_o he_o will_v resign_v the_o government_n to_o the_o citizen_n but_o they_o refuse_v know_v he_o to_o be_v more_o love_v to_o the_o people_n then_o desirous_a of_o monarchick_a power_n hence_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o sicilian_a juno_n there_o be_v a_o image_n represent_v he_o unarm_v which_o picture_n this_o action_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o happiness_n of_o dionysius_n and_o what_o end_n it_o have_v dionysius_n the_o second_o have_v a_o empire_n excellent_o fortify_v after_o this_o manner_n he_o possess_v ship_n no_o less_o than_o four_o hundred_o of_o five_o row_n and_o six_o row_n of_o oar_n his_o power_n of_o foot-soldier_n be_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o horseman_n nine_o thousand_o the_o city_n of_o syracuse_n be_v adorn_v with_o exceed_v great_a havens_n and_o encompass_v with_o a_o very_a high_a wall_n he_o have_v store_n for_o five_o hundred_o ship_n more_o his_o provision_n of_o corn_n which_o be_v lay_v up_o be_v a_o hundred_o myriad_n of_o medimnae_fw-la his_o magazine_n be_v furnish_v with_o shield_n sword_n and_o spear_n many_o leggarm_n breastplate_n and_o sling_n the_o sling_n be_v dionysius_n his_o own_o invention_n he_o have_v also_o many_o auxiliary_n and_o confide_v in_o these_o dionysius_n think_v he_o possess_v a_o empire_n bind_v with_o adamant_n but_o he_o first_o put_v his_o brother_n to_o death_n then_o see_v his_o son_n cruel_o murder_v and_o daughter_n first_o ravish_v then_o kill_v not_o one_o of_o those_o that_o descend_v from_o he_o have_v the_o rite_n of_o sepulture_n for_o some_o be_v burn_v alive_a other_o cut_v in_o piece_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o sea_n this_o happen_v to_o he_o when_o dio_n son_n of_o hipparinus_n invade_v his_o kingdom_n he_o himself_o die_v old_a in_o extreme_a poverty_n theopompus_n say_v that_o through_o excessive_a drink_v he_o have_v so_o great_a a_o infirmity_n in_o his_o eye_n that_o he_o grow_v blind_a and_o that_o he_o sit_v in_o barber_n shop_n and_o talk_v jest_o to_o move_v laughter_n and_o that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o greece_n he_o lead_v a_o dishonourable_a and_o wretched_a life_n no_o light_a argument_n to_o persuade_v man_n to_o moderation_n and_o temper_n be_v the_o change_n of_o dionysius_n his_o fortune_n from_o so_o high_a to_o so_o low_a a_o condition_n chap._n xiii_o of_o tyrannical_a government_n in_o greece_n which_o have_v continue_v in_o posterity_n it_o be_v excellent_o order_v by_o providence_n that_o tyrannical_a government_n last_v not_o to_o the_o three_o generation_n but_o either_o the_o tyrant_n be_v root_v out_o like_a pitch-tree_n or_o their_o child_n devest_v of_o power_n but_o among_o the_o greek_n these_o tyrannical_a government_n be_v know_v to_o have_v last_v so_o long_o that_o of_o gelo_n in_o sicily_n of_o the_o leucanians_n in_o bosphorus_n and_o of_o the_o cypselidae_n at_o corinth_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o darius_n i_o be_o tell_v a_o extraordinary_a meek_a act_n of_o darius_n son_n of_o hystaspes_n aribazus_fw-la the_o hyrcanian_a with_o many_o other_o person_n not_o inconsiderable_a in_o persia_n conspire_v against_o he_o the_o plot_n be_v lay_v at_o a_o hunt_n which_o darius_n understand_v be_v not_o daunt_v but_o command_v they_o to_o betake_v themselves_o to_o their_o weapon_n and_o horse_n and_o to_o fix_v their_o arms._n and_o look_v stern_o upon_o they_o why_o then_o do_v you_o not_o that_o say_v he_o which_o you_o design_v but_o they_o see_v the_o undaunted_a look_n of_o the_o man_n give_v over_o the_o attempt_n and_o so_o great_a fear_n seize_v they_o that_o they_o throw_v away_o their_o spear_n leap_v from_o their_o horse_n adore_v darius_n and_o deliver_v themselves_o up_o to_o do_v with_o they_o as_o he_o please_v he_o separate_v they_o from_o one_o another_o and_o send_v some_o to_o the_o confine_n of_o india_n other_o to_o the_o border_n of_o scythia_n and_o they_o continue_v ever_o afterward_o faithful_a to_o he_o be_v mindful_a of_o this_o favour_n the_o end_n aelian_n various_a history_n the_o seven_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o semiramis_n and_o how_o she_o obtain_v the_o assyrian_a empire_n of_o semiramis_n the_o assyrian_a several_a thing_n be_v relate_v she_o be_v the_o fair_a of_o woman_n yet_o neglect_v her_o beauty_n when_o she_o come_v to_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n whether_o she_o be_v summon_v through_o the_o renown_n of_o her_o beauty_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v she_o he_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o she_o she_o request_v of_o the_o king_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v she_o a_o royal_a robe_n and_o that_o she_o may_v have_v the_o command_n of_o asia_n five_o day_n and_o the_o order_n of_o all_o thing_n during_o that_o time_n she_o fail_v not_o of_o her_o request_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o king_n have_v seat_v she_o upon_o the_o throne_n and_o that_o she_o know_v all_o thing_n be_v at_o her_o power_n and_o disposal_n she_o command_v the_o guard_n to_o kill_v the_o king_n and_o so_o possess_v herself_o of_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n dinon_n relate_v this_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o luxury_n of_o strato_n and_o nicocles_n strato_z the_o sidonian_a be_v say_v to_o have_v study_v to_o exceed_v all_o man_n in_o luxury_n and_o magnificence_n theopompus_n the_o chian_a compare_v his_o life_n to_o the_o feast_v of_o the_o phaeacian_o which_o homer_n according_a to_o his_o great_a wit_n as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v high_o magnify_v this_o man_n have_v not_o a_o single_a musician_n at_o his_o feast_n to_o delight_v he_o but_o there_o wait_v many_o women-musician_n and_o player_n on_o the_o flute_n and_o beautiful_a courtesan_n and_o women-dancer_n he_o emulate_v exceed_o nicocles_n the_o cyprian_a and_o nicocles_n he_o this_o emulation_n be_v about_o nothing_o serious_a but_o concern_v the_o thing_n we_o speak_v of_o for_o each_o of_o they_o hear_v from_o those_o who_o come_v from_o the_o other_o what_o be_v do_v there_o emulate_v and_o endeavour_v to_o exceed_v the_o other_o but_o this_o last_v not_o always_o for_o both_o die_v violent_a death_n chap._n iii_o a_o consolatory_a say_v of_o aristippus_n aristippus_n to_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n beinâ—…_n exceed_o afflict_v beside_o many_o otheâ—…_n consolatory_a speech_n say_v thus_o at_o first_o tâ—…_n they_o i_o come_v to_o you_o not_o as_o to_o condolâ—…_n with_o you_o but_o to_o suppress_v your_o grief_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o praise_n of_o a_o mill._n pittacus_n exceed_o commend_v a_o mill_n make_v a_o encomium_n upon_o it_o for_o that_o many_o person_n may_v exercise_v themselves_o in_o little_a compass_n there_o be_v a_o common_a soâ—…_n hence_o call_v the_o mill-song_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o hand-labour_n of_o ulysses_n and_o a_o chill_v in_o many_o thing_n even_o laertes_n be_v by_o his_o son_n surprise_v labour_v with_o his_o hand_n and_o prune_a tree_n when_o he_o be_v very_o old_a ulysses_n like_o wise_a confess_v that_o he_o know_v many_o thing_n and_o how_o to_o do_v they_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n there_o be_v not_o any_o man_n alive_a so_o good_a at_o make_v fire_n &_o cleave_v out_o the_o wooâ—…_n he_o also_o quick_o make_v a_o little_a ship_n by_o his_o own_o labour_n without_o any_o shipwright_n and_o achilles_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o three_o from_o jupiter_n do_v cut_v the_o meat_n and_o dress_v the_o supper_n for_o the_o ambassador_n that_o come_v from_o the_o achaean_n chap._n vi_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o scythian_a concern_v cold._n on_o a_o time_n there_o fall_v a_o great_a snow_n the_o king_n of_o the_o scythian_n ask_v one_o who_o he_o see_v walk_v naked_a whether_o he_o be_v not_o freeze_v he_o again_o ask_v the_o king_n whether_o his_o forehead_n be_v not_o freeze_v to_o which_o he_o answer_v no_o the_o other_o reply_v neither_o be_o i_o for_o i_o be_o forehead_n all_o over_o chap._n vii_o of_o demosthenes_n his_o watchfulness_n pytheas_n scoff_v at_o demosthenes_n son_n of_o demosthenes_n say_v that_o his_o argument_n smell_v of_o the_o lamp_n because_o he_o sit_v up_o all_o the_o night_n meditate_v and_o consider_v what_o he_o shall_v say_v when_o he_o wâ—…s_v to_o come_v before_o the_o athenian_n chap._n viii_o of_o alexander_n grief_n at_o hephaestion_n death_n when_o hephaestion_n die_v alexander_n cast_v into_o the_o pyre_n his_o arm_n and_o gold_n and_o silver_n to_o be_v burn_v with_o the_o dead_a body_n as_o also_o a_o vest_n of_o great_a esteem_n among_o the_o persian_n he_o likewise_o cause_v all_o the_o chieâ—…_n soldier_n to_o be_v shave_v himself_o act_v aâ—…_n homerical_a passion_n and_o imitate_v his_o achilles_n but_o he_o do_v more_o eager_o
pericles_z when_o his_o son_n be_v take_v away_o by_o the_o pestilence_n bear_v their_o death_n with_o great_a fortitude_n by_o who_o example_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o athenian_n be_v encourage_v to_o suffer_v patient_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o near_a friend_n chap._n vii_o of_o socrates_n his_o equanimity_n in_o all_o thing_n xanthippe_n use_v to_o say_v that_o when_o the_o state_n be_v oppress_v with_o a_o thousand_o misery_n yet_o socrates_n always_o go_v abroad_o and_o come_v home_o with_o the_o same_o look_n for_o he_o bear_v a_o mind_n smooth_a and_o cheerful_a upon_o all_o occasion_n far_o remote_a from_o grief_n and_o above_o all_o fear_n chap._n viii_o of_o dionysius_n his_o incontinence_n dionysius_n the_o young_a come_n to_o the_o city_n of_o the_o locrian_n for_o doris_n his_o mother_n be_v a_o locrian_a take_v possession_n of_o the_o fair_a house_n of_o the_o city_n and_o cause_v the_o floor_n to_o be_v strew_v with_o rose_n margerum_n and_o other_o flower_n he_o also_o send_v for_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o locrian_n with_o who_o he_o converse_v lascivious_o but_o he_o be_v punish_v for_o this_o for_o when_o his_o tyranny_n be_v subvert_v by_o dio_n the_o locrian_n seize_v on_o his_o daughter_n and_o prostitute_v they_o public_o to_o all_o person_n especial_o to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o kin_n to_o the_o virgin_n who_o dionysius_n have_v abuse_v this_o do_v they_o prick_v their_o finger_n under_o their_o nail_n and_o so_o kill_v they_o then_o they_o pound_v their_o bone_n in_o a_o mortar_n and_o whosoever_o taste_v not_o of_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v take_v from_o they_o they_o curse_v what_o remain_v they_o cast_v into_o the_o sea_n as_o for_o dionysius_n he_o suffer_v the_o vicissitude_n of_o fortune_n at_o corinth_n in_o extreme_a poverty_n become_v a_o metragyrta_n and_o beg_a alm_n beat_v a_o tabour_n and_o play_v on_o a_o pipe_n till_o he_o die_v chap._n ix_o that_o demetrius_n also_o be_v incontinent_a demetrius_n poliorcetes_n have_v take_v city_n abuse_v they_o to_o maintain_v his_o luxury_n exact_v of_o they_o yearly_o one_o thousand_o and_o two_o hundred_o talent_n of_o which_o sum_n the_o least_o part_n be_v employ_v for_o the_o army_n the_o rest_n expend_v upon_o his_o own_o disorder_n for_o not_o only_a himself_o but_o the_o floor_n of_o his_o house_n be_v anoint_v with_o sweet_a unguent_n and_o according_a to_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n flower_n strew_v for_o he_o to_o tread_v on_o he_o be_v lascivious_a also_o he_o study_v to_o appear_v handsome_a and_o die_v his_o hair_n yellow_a and_o use_v paint_n chap._n x._o of_o plato_n little_a value_v life_n plato_n when_o it_o be_v tell_v he_o that_o the_o academy_n be_v a_o unhealthful_a place_n and_o the_o physician_n advise_v he_o to_o remove_v to_o the_o lyceum_n refuse_v say_v i_o will_v not_o to_o prolong_v my_o life_n go_v live_v on_o the_o top_n of_o athos_n chap._n xi_o of_o parrhasius_n the_o painter_n that_o parrhasius_n the_o painter_n wear_v a_o purple_a vest_n and_o crown_n of_o gold_n beside_o other_o the_o epigram_n on_o many_o of_o his_o image_n attest_v on_o a_o time_n he_o contest_v at_o samos_n and_o meet_v with_o a_o adversary_n not_o much_o inferior_a to_o himself_o he_o be_v worsted_n the_o subject_n be_v ajax_n contend_v with_o ulysses_n for_o the_o arm_n of_o achilles_n parrhasius_n be_v thus_o overcome_v say_v to_o a_o friend_n who_o bewail_v the_o misfortune_n that_o for_o his_o own_o be_v worsted_n he_o value_v it_o not_o but_o he_o be_v sorry_a for_o the_o son_n of_o telamonius_n that_o in_o the_o same_o contest_v have_v be_v twice_o overcome_v by_o his_o adversary_n he_o carry_v a_o staff_n full_a of_o golden_a nail_n his_o shoe_n be_v fasten_v on_o the_o top_n with_o golden_a buckle_n they_o say_v he_o wrought_v free_o and_o without_o trouble_n and_o cheerful_o sing_v soft_o all_o the_o while_n to_o divert_v himself_o this_o be_v relate_v by_o theophrastus_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o epicurean_o banish_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o messenian_n the_o roman_n expel_v alcaeus_n and_o philiscus_n out_o of_o the_o city_n because_o they_o teach_v the_o young_a man_n many_o dishonest_a pleasure_n likewise_o the_o messenian_n expel_v the_o epicurean_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o gluttony_n and_o excessive_a fatness_n of_o dionysius_n i_o be_o inform_v that_o dionysius_n the_o heracleote_n son_n of_o clearchus_n the_o tyrant_n through_o daily_a gluttony_n and_o intemperance_n increase_v to_o a_o extraordinary_a degree_n of_o corpulency_n and_o fatness_n by_o reason_n whereof_o he_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o take_v breath_n the_o physician_n order_v for_o remedy_n of_o this_o inconvenience_n that_o needle_n shall_v be_v make_v very_o long_o and_o small_a which_o when_o he_o fall_v into_o sound_a sleep_n shall_v be_v thrust_v through_o his_o side_n into_o his_o belly_n which_o office_n his_o attendant_n perform_v and_o till_o the_o needle_n have_v pass_v quite_o through_o the_o fat_a and_o come_v to_o the_o 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