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Gyges   and   Hyperion�察  �Phoebe�察  �Tethys�察  �Thea   and   Rhea   and   Mnemosyne。 

Then   Saturn   wedded   Rhea�察  �and   begat   Pluto   and   Neptune�察  �Jupiter   and 

Juno。; 

     CALLIDEMUS。 Very beautiful�察�and very natural�察�and�察�as you say�察�very 

like Euripides。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。          You    are   sneering。      Really�察    �father�察  �you    do   not 

understand these things。        You had not those advantages in your youth 

     CALLIDEMUS。 Which I have been fool enough to let you have。                       No�察�

in my early days�察�lying had not been dignified into a science�察�nor politics 

degraded   into   a   trade。   I   wrestled�察  �and   read   Homer's   battles�察  �instead   of 

dressing my hair�察�and reciting lectures in verse out of Euripides。                  But I 

have some notion of what a play should be�察�I have seen Phrynichus�察�and 



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lived with Aeschylus。       I saw the representation of the Persians。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 A wretched play�察�it may amuse the fools who row the 

triremes�察�but it is utterly unworthy to be read by any man of taste。 

    CALLIDEMUS。   If   you   had   seen   it   acted��the   whole   theatre   frantic 

with joy�察�stamping�察�shouting�察�laughing�察�crying。           There was Cynaegeirus�察�

the brother of Aeschylus�察�who lost both his arms at Marathon�察�beating the 

stumps against his sides with rapture。         When the crowd remarked him 

But where are you going�拭�

     SPEUSIPPUS。 To sup with Alcibiades�察�he sails with the expedition for 

Sicily in a few days�察�this is his farewell entertainment。 

    CALLIDEMUS。 So much the better�察�I should say�察�so much the worse。 

That cursed Sicilian expedition�         �And you were one of the young   fools 

��See Thucydides�察�vi。 13。�� who stood clapping and shouting while he was 

gulling the rabble�察�and who drowned poor Nicias's voice with your uproar。 

Look to it�察�a day of reckoning will come。         As to Alcibiades himself 

     SPEUSIPPUS。         What    can   you    say  against    him�拭    �His    enemies 

themselves acknowledge his merit。 

    CALLIDEMUS。 They acknowledge that he is clever�察�and   handsome�察�

and that he was crowned at the Olympic games。               And what other merits 

do his friends claim for him�拭       �A precious assembly you will meet at his 

house�察�no doubt。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 The first men in Athens�察�probably。 

    CALLIDEMUS。 Whom do you mean by the first men in Athens�拭�

     SPEUSIPPUS。   Callicles。       ��Callicles   plays   a   conspicuous   part   in   the 

Gorgias of Plato。�� 

    CALLIDEMUS。 A sacrilegious�察�impious�察�unfeeling ruffian� �

     SPEUSIPPUS。 Hippomachus。 

    CALLIDEMUS。           A   fool�察 �who   can   talk  of  nothing   but  his  travels 

through Persia and Egypt。        Go�察�go。    The gods forbid that I should detain 

you from such choice society� �

     ��Exeunt severally。�А�



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                                              II。 

     SCENEA Hall in the house of ALCIBIADES。 

     ALCIBIADES�察           �SPEUSIPPUS�察         �CALLICLES�察         �HIPPOMACHUS�察�

CHARICLEA�察�and others�察�seated round a table feasting。 

     ALCIBIADES。 Bring larger cups。              This shall be our gayest revel。         It 

is probably the lastfor some of us at least。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 At all events�察�it will be long before you taste such wine 

again�察�Alcibiades。 

     CALLICLES。   Nay�察  �there   is   excellent   wine   in   Sicily。      When   I   was 

there with Eurymedon's squadron�察�I had many a long carouse。                   You never 

saw finer grapes than those of Aetna。 

     HIPPOMACHUS。   The   Greeks   do   not   understand   the   art   of   making 

wine。     Your  Persian   is   the  man。    So rich�察 �so   fragrant�察 �so   sparkling�     �I 

will tell you what the Satrap of Caria said to me about that when I supped 

with him。 

     ALCIBIADES。   Nay�察  �sweet   Hippomachus�察  �not   a   word   to´night   about 

satraps�察�or the great king�察�or the walls of Babylon�察�or the Pyramids�察�or the 

mummies。        Chariclea�察�why do you look so sad�拭�

     CHARICLEA。   Can   I   be   cheerful   when   you   are   going   to   leave   me�察�

Alcibiades�拭�

     ALCIBIADES。 My life�察�my sweet soul�察�it is but for a short time。                  In a 

year    we    conquer     Sicily。   In    another�察   �we   humble      Carthage。     ��See 

Thucydides�察      �vi。  90。��   I   will  bring   back    such   robes�察  �such   necklaces�察�

elephants'   teeth   by   thousands�察  �ay�察  �and   the   elephants   themselves�察  �if   you 

wish to see them。        Nay�察�smile�察�my Chariclea�察�or I shall talk nonsense to 

no purpose。 

     HIPPOMACHUS。   The   largest   elephant   that   I   ever   saw   was   in   the 

grounds of Teribazus�察�near Susa。           I wish that I had measured him。 

     ALCIBIADES。          I  wish   that  he  had   trod   upon    you。   Come�察     �come�察�

Chariclea�察�we shall soon return�察�and then 

     CHARICLEA。 Yes�察�then indeed。 

     ALCIBIADES。   Yes�察  �then   Then   for   revels�察  �then   for   dances�察  �Tender 

whispers�察 �melting glances。  Peasants�察  �pluck   your   richest   fruits�此  �Minstrels�察�

sound your sweetest flutes�此�Come in   laughing crowds to greet us�察 �Dark´ 



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eyed   daughters   of   Miletus�察  �Bring   the   myrtles�察  �bring   the   dice�察  �Floods   of 

Chian�察�hills of spice。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 Whose lines are those�察�Alcibiades�拭�

     ALCIBIADES。 My own。              Think you�察�because I do not shut myself up 

to   meditate�察  �and   drink   water�察  �and   eat   herbs�察  �that   I   cannot   write   verses�拭�

By Apollo�察�if I did not spend my days in politics�察�and my nights in revelry�察�

I   should   have   made   Sophocles   tremble。     But   now   I   never   go   beyond   a 

little song like this�察�and never invoke any Muse but Chariclea。              But come�察�

Speusippus�察�sing。       You are a professed poet。         Let us have some of your 

verses。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。   My   verses�          �How   can   you   talk   so�拭   �I   a   professed 

poet� �

     ALCIBIADES。   Oh�察  �content   you�察  �sweet   Speusippus。            We   all   know 

your   designs   upon   the   tragic   honours。   Come�察  �sing。     A  chorus   of   your 

new play。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 Nay�察�nay 

     HIPPOMACHUS。   When   a   guest   who   is   asked   to   sing   at   a   Persian 

banquet refuses 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 In the name of Bacchus 

     ALCIBIADES。 I am absolute。             Sing。 

     SPEUSIPPUS。 Well�察�then�察�I will sing you a chorus�察�which�察�I think�察�is a 

tolerable imitation of Euripides。 

     CHARICLEA。 Of Euripides��Not a word。 

     ALCIBIADES。 Why so�察�sweet Chariclea�拭�

     CHARICLEA。 Would you have me betray my sex�拭                     �Would you have 

me forget his Phaedras and Sthenoboeas�拭             �No if I ever suffer any lines of 

that woman´hater�察�or his imitators�察�to be sung in my presence�察�may I sell 

herbs ��The mother of Euripides was a herb´woman。                 This was a favourite 

topic of Aristophanes。�� like  his mother�察�and wear  rags like his Telephus。 

��The hero of one of the lost plays of Euripides�察�who appears to have been 

brought upon the stage in the garb of a beggar。           See Aristophanes�察�Acharn。 

430�察�and in other places。�� 

     ALCIBIADES。          Then�察   �sweet    Chariclea�察   �since   you    have    silenced 

Speusippus�察�you shall sing yourself。 



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     CHARICLEA。 What shall I sing�拭�

     ALCIBIADES。 Nay�察�choose for yourself。 

     CHARICLEA。 Then I will sing an old Ionian hymn�察�which is chanted 

every spring at the feast of Venus�察�near Miletus。            I used to sing it in my 

own country when I was a child�察�andah�察�Alcibiades� �

     ALCIBIADES。 Dear Chariclea�察�you shall sing something else。                    This 

distresses you。 

     CHARICLEA。  No   hand   me   the   lyre��no   matter。        You   will hear   the 

song to disadvantage。        But if it were sung as I have heard it sung��if this 

were a beautiful morning in spring�察�and if we were standing on a woody 

promontory�察     �with   the  sea�察 �and  the  white   sails�察 �and   the  blue  Cyclades 

beneath   us��and   the   portico   of   a   temple   peeping   through   the   trees   on   a 

huge   peak   above   our   heads��and   thousands   of   people�察  �with   myrtles   in 

their hands�察�thronging up the winding path�察�their gay dresses and garlands 

disappearing and emerging by turns as they passed round the angles of the 

rock��then perhaps´ ´ 

     ALCIBIADES。 Now�察�by Venus herself�察�sweet lady�察�where you are we 

shall lack neither sun�察�nor flowers�察�nor spring�察�nor temple�察�nor goddess。 

     CHARICLEA。          ��Sings。��   Let   this   sunny   hour   be   given�察  �Venus�察  �unto 

love and mirth�此�Smiles like thine are in the heaven�察�Bloom like thine is on 

the earth�察�And the tinkling of the fountains�察�And the murmurs of the sea�察�

And the echoes from the mountains�察�Speak of youth�察�and hope�察�and thee。 

     By whate'er of soft expression Thou hast taught to lovers' eyes�察�Faint 

denial�察�slow confession�察�Glowing cheeks and stifled sighs�察�By the pleasure 

and the pain�察�By the follies and the wiles�察�Pouting fondness�察�sweet disdain�察�

Happy tears and mournful smiles�察�

     Come     with   music   floating   o'er  thee�察 �Come     with   violets  springing 

round�此�Let the Graces dance before thee�察�All their golden zones unbound�察�

Now in sport their faces hiding�察�Now�察�with slender fingers fair�察�From their 

laughing eyes dividing The long curls of rose´crowned hair。 

     ALCIBIADES。 Sweetly sung�察�but mournfully�察�Chariclea�察�for which I 

would chide you�察�but that I am sad myself。            More wine there。       I wish to 

all the gods that I had fairly sailed from Athens。 

     CHARICLEA。 And from me�察�Alcibiades�拭�



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    ALCIBIADES。           Yes�察  �from     you�察  �dear    lady。    The     days    which 

immediately precede separation are the most melancholy of our lives。 

     CHARICLEA。 Except those which immediately follow it。 

    ALCIBIADES。 No�察�when I cease to see you�察�other objects may compel 

my attention�察�but can I be near you without thinking how lovely you are�察�

and how soon I must leave you�拭�

    HIPPOMACHUS。 Ay�察�travelling soon puts such thoughts out of men's 

heads。 

     CALLICLES。 A battle is th

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