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the reverse of welcome�察�or if not forthcoming 。 。 。;
And if we come to masculine attachments�察 �still more than in those
whose end is procreation�察 �the tyrant finds himself defrauded of such
mirthfulness�撮�37�А �poor monarch� �Since all of us are well aware�察 �I fancy�察�
that for highest satisfaction�撮�38�А �amorous deeds need love's strong
passion。��39�А�
��37�А �Joys sacred to that goddess fair and free in Heaven yclept
Euphrosyne。;
��38�А�For ��polu diapherontos�� cf。 Browning �─�Abt Vogler;���察�not indeed
of Aphrodisia conjoined with Eros�察�but of the musician's gift�此�
That out of three sounds he frame not a fourth sound�察�but a
star。
��39�А �i。e。 ;Eros�察 �the Lord of Passion�察 �must lend his hand。; ;But�察─ �he
proceeds�察 �the god is coy�察�he has little liking for the breasts of kings。
He is more likely to be found in the cottage of the peasant than the
king's palace。;
But least of all is true love's passion wont to lodge in the hearts of
monarchs�察�for love delights not to swoop on ready prey�察�he needs the lure
of expectation。��40�А�
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��40�А�Or�察 �even on the heels of hoped´for bliss he follows。;
Well then�察�just as a man who has never tasted thirst can hardly be said
to know the joy of drinking�撮�41�А �so he who has never tasted Passion is
ignorant of Aphrodite's sweetest sweets。
��41�А�Reading with Holden ��after H。 Steph。�� ��osper oun an tis 。 。 。�� or
with Hartm。 ��op。 cit。 p。 259�� ��osper ouk an tis 。 。 。��
So Hiero ended。
Simonides answered laughingly�此 �How say you�察 �Hiero�拭�What is that�拭�
Love's strong passion for his soul's beloved incapable of springing up in
any monarch's heart�拭�What of your own passion for Dailochus�察�surnamed
of men ;most beautiful;�拭�
Hiero。 That is easily explained�察�Simonides。 What I most desire of him
is no ready spoil�察�as men might reckon it�察�but rather what it is least of all
the privilege of a tyrant to obtain。��42�А �I say it truly�察 �Ithe love I bear
Dailochus is of this high sort。 All that the constitution of our souls and
bodies possibly compels a man to ask for at the hands of beauty�察�that my
fantasy desires of him�察�but what my fantasy demands�察�I do most earnestly
desire to obtain from willing hands and under seal of true affection。 To
clutch it forcibly were as far from my desire as to do myself some mortal
mischief。
��42�А �Lit。 ;of tyrant to achieve�察─ �a met。 from the chase。 Cf。
;Hunting�察─�xii。 22。
Were he my enemy�察 �to wrest some spoil from his unwilling hands
would be an exquisite pleasure�察�to my thinking。 But of all sweet favours
the sweetest to my notion is the free´will offering of a man's beloved。 For
instance�察�how sweet the responsive glance of love for love�察�how sweet the
questions and the answers�撮�43�А �and�察 �most sweet of all�察 �most love´
enkindling�察 �the battles and the strifes of faithful lovers。��44�А �But to
enjoy��45�А�one's love perforce ��he added�� resembles more an act of robbery�察�
in my judgment�察�than love's pastime。 And�察�indeed�察�the robber derives some
satisfaction from the spoils he wins and from the pain he causes to the man
he hates。 But to seek pleasure in the pain of one we love devoutly�察�to kiss
and to be hated�察�to touch��46�А�and to be loathedcan one conceive a state
of things more odious or more pitiful�拭�For�察�it is a certainty�察�the ordinary
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person may accept at once each service rendered by the object of his love
as a sign and token of kindliness inspired by affection�察 �since he knows
such ministry is free from all compulsion。 Whilst to the tyrant�察 �the
confidence that he is loved is quite foreclosed。 On the contrary�撮�47�А �we
know for certain that service rendered through terror will stimulate as far
as possible the ministrations of affection。 And it is a fact�察�that plots and
conspiracies against despotic rulers are oftenest hatched by those who
most of all pretend to love them。��48�А�
��43�А �The 'innere Unterhaltung';�察�the ��oarismos��。 Cf。 Milton�察 �P。 L。;�此�
With thee conversing�察�I forget all time。
��44�А �Cf。 Ter。 ;Andr。; iii。 3。 23�察 �amantium irae amoris
intergratiost。;
��45�А �To make booty of。;
��46�А�For ��aptesthai�� L。 & S。 cf。 Plat。 ;Laws�察─�840 A�察�Aristot。 ;H。 A。;
v。 14。 27�察�Ep。 1 Cor。 vii。 1。
��47�А�Reading ��au��。 ;If we do know anything it is this�察�that�察─�etc。
��48�А�Or�察 �do oftenest issue from treacherous make´believe of warmest
friendship。; Cf。 Grote�察 �H。 G。; xi。 288�察 �Hell。; VI。 iv。 36。
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II
To these arguments Simonides replied�此�Yes�察 �but the topics you have
named are to my thinking trifles�察�drops�察�as it were�察�in the wide ocean。 How
many men�察�I wonder�察�have I seen myself�察�men in the deepest sense�撮�1�А�true
men�察 �who choose to fare but ill in respect of meats and drinks and
delicacies�察 �ay�察 �and what is more�察 �they voluntarily abstain from sexual
pleasures。 No� �it is in quite a different sphere�察�which I will name at once�察�
that you so far transcend us private citizens。��2�А�It is in your vast designs�察�
your swift achievements�察 �it is in the overflowing wealth of your
possessions�察�your horses�察�excellent for breed and mettle�察�the choice beauty
of your arms�察�the exquisite finery of your wives�察�the gorgeous palaces in
which you dwell�察�and these�察�too�察�furnished with the costliest works of art�察�
add to which the throng of your retainers�察 �courtiers�察 �followers�察 �not in
number only but accomplishments a most princely retinue�察�and lastly�察�but
not least of all�察 �in your supreme ability at once to afflict your foes and
benefit your friends。
��1�А�Lit。 ;many among those reputed to be men。; Cf。 ;Cyrop。; V。 v。 33�察�
;Hell。; i。 24�察 �their hero;�察�and below�察�viii。 3。 Aristoph。 ;Ach。; 78�察。�oi
barbaroi gar andras egountai monous�� �� ��tous pleista dunamenous
phagein te kai piein���此 �To the Barbarians 'tis the test of manhood�此�
there the great drinkers are the greatest men; ��Frere���察�id。 ;Knights�察─�
179�察 �Clouds�察─�823�察�so Latin ;vir。; See Holden ad loc。
��2�А �Us lesser mortals。;
To all which Hiero made answer�此�That the majority of men�察�Simonides�察�
should be deluded by the glamour of a despotism in no respect astonishes
me�察�since it is the very essence of the crowd�察�if I am not mistaken�察�to rush
wildly to conjecture touching the happiness or wretchedness of people at
first sight。
Now the nature of a tyrrany is such�此�it presents�察�nay flaunts�察�a show of
costliest possessions unfolded to the general gaze�察 �which rivets the
attention�撮�3�А �but the real troubles in the souls of monarchs it keeps
concealed in those hid chambers where lie stowed away the happiness and
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the unhappiness of mankind。
��3�А�There is some redundancy in the phraseology。
I repeat then�察�I little marvel that the multitude should be blinded in this
matter。 But that you others also�察�you who are held to see with the mind's
eye more clearly than with the eye of sense the mass of circumstances�撮�4�А�
should share its ignorance�察 �does indeed excite my wonderment。 Now�察 �I
know it all too plainly from my own experience�察�Simonides�察�and I assure
you�察�the tyrant is one who has the smallest share of life's blessings�察�whilst
of its greater miseries he possesses most。
��4�А �Lit。 ;the majority of things;�察 �al。 ;the thousand details of a
thing。;
For instance�察�if peace is held to be a mighty blessing to mankind�察�then
of peace despotic monarchs are scant sharers。 Or is war a curse�拭�If so�察�of
this particular pest your monarch shares the largest moiety。 For�察�look you�察�
the private citizen�察 �unless his city´state should chance to be engaged in
some common war�撮�5�А�is free to travel wheresoe'er he chooses without fear
of being done to death�察�whereas the tyrant cannot stir without setting his
foot on hostile territory。 At any rate�察 �nothing will persuade him but he
must go through life armed�察 �and on all occasions drag about with him
armed satellites。 In the next place�察 �the private citizen�察 �even during an
expedition into hostile territory�撮�6�А �can comfort himself in the reflection
that as soon as he gets back home he will be safe from further peril。
Whereas the tyrant knows precisely the reverse�察�as soon as he arrives in
his own city�察�he will find himself in the centre of hostility at once。 Or let
us suppose that an invading army�察�superior in force�察�is marching against a
city�此 �however much t
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