knowledge that it is Solon's opinion that the task ‘And I speak,’ said Mnesiphilus, ‘with full Mnesiphilus's mouth for it was Mnesiphilus who was asked for a Now, later, he sees that others have taken the words out of Himself, for a few moments ago 5 he had his mouth stopped by us, and ‘Aesop,’ said Chilon, ‘has very properly defended Said, ' What an uproar you would make if I were doing that!'’ Seeing some shepherds in a shelter eating a sheep, came near to them and When Pittacus laughed at this, Aesop told the following story : ‘A wolf Instruct me as to what is the aim in drinking much strong wine other Should I not have demanded the reward of my victory ? Else do you ‘Prizes were offeredįor the man who drank the most, and I was the first'to get drunk why The first to get drunk and you demanded as a prize a wreath of Of you, Pittacus, and that harsh law of yours in which you haveĭecreed,' If any man commit any offence when drunk, his penalty shall beĪnd Pittacus said, ‘But you at any rate showed such insolent disregardįor the law, that last year, at the house of Alcaeus's brother, you were Thereupon Pittacus, addressing Mnesiphilus, asked why Solon did not drink,īut by his testimony was discrediting the verses in which he had written 2 Give me the tasks of the Cyprus-born goddess and Lordĭionysus, Yea, and the Muses besides tasks which bring cheer among men.īefore the other could reply Anacharsis hastened to say, ‘He is afraid People are sending it to and fro to one another as though it were theīeaker of Bathycles, 1 and are not giving anybody else a chance at itĪnd Aesop said, ‘But this cup is not democratic either, since it hasīeen resting all the time by Solon only.’ Said, ‘Won't you send the cup over here to us, seeing that these Same to Bias, whereupon Ardalus arose, and addressing himself to Aesop,
Then Periander drank to Chilon in a big beaker, and Chilon did the When this discussion had come to its end, Eumetis withdrew, accompanied by
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