Dialogue

 1   Ion|          rules of art, but is an inspired person who derives a mysterious
 2   Ion|         poet, in like manner, is inspired by the God. The poets and
 3   Ion|       spectator. The poet is the inspired interpreter of the God,
 4   Ion|          and the rhapsode is the inspired interpreter of the poet,
 5   Ion| delighted at the notion of being inspired, and acknowledges that he
 6   Ion|         he rather be regarded as inspired or dishonest?’ Ion, who
 7   Ion|          notion that the poet is inspired. Genius is often said to
 8   Ion|         he describes the poet as inspired, or when, as in the Apology,
 9   Ion|          herself; and from these inspired persons a chain of other
10   Ion|        art, but because they are inspired and possessed. And as the
11   Ion|         music and metre they are inspired and possessed; like Bacchic
12   Ion|         in him until he has been inspired and is out of his senses,
13   Ion|          of art: they are simply inspired to utter that to which the
14   Ion|          and that only; and when inspired, one of them will make dithyrambs,
15   Ion|      shall only say that you are inspired. Which do you prefer to
16   Ion|         be thought, dishonest or inspired?~ION: There is a great difference,