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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