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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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     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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