Dialogue

 1   Ion| SOCRATES: I am glad to hear you say so, Ion; I see that you
 2   Ion|        Hesiod have something to say,—~ION: Very true:~SOCRATES:
 3   Ion|         of what these two poets say about divination, not only
 4   Ion|          Yes.~SOCRATES: And you say that Homer and the other
 5   Ion|    attention and have plenty to say?~SOCRATES: The reason, my
 6   Ion|       thing which any man might say: that when a man has acquired
 7   Ion|     attentive and had plenty to say?~ION: No indeed, I have
 8   Ion|        sleep and had nothing to say?~ION: No indeed; no more
 9   Ion|          I cannot deny what you say, Socrates. Nevertheless
10   Ion|         better and have more to say about Homer than any other
11   Ion|        same, as they themselves say; for they tell us that they
12   Ion|         Ion, and what are we to say of a man who at a sacrifice
13   Ion|        indeed, Socrates, I must say that, strictly speaking,
14   Ion|     sleep, and know not what to say; but when any one recites
15   Ion|          and you have plenty to say; for not by art or knowledge
16   Ion|    knowledge about Homer do you say what you say, but by divine
17   Ion|       Homer do you say what you say, but by divine inspiration
18   Ion|        mentioned have plenty to say, and have nothing to say
19   Ion|        say, and have nothing to say of others. You ask, ‘Why
20   Ion|     drink (Il.).’~Now would you say that the art of the rhapsode
21   Ion|        suppose that you were to say to me: ‘Since you, Socrates,
22   Ion|        of things which I should say that the prophet ought to
23   Ion|          All passages, I should say, Socrates.~SOCRATES: Not
24   Ion| Socrates.~SOCRATES: You mean to say that you would exclude pretty
25   Ion|       and what a woman ought to say, and what a freeman and
26   Ion|       and what a slave ought to say, and what a ruler and what
27   Ion|      sea-tossed vessel ought to say?~ION: No; the pilot will
28   Ion|    ruler of a sick man ought to say?~ION: He will not.~SOCRATES:
29   Ion|      know what a slave ought to say?~ION: Yes.~SOCRATES: Suppose
30   Ion|        cowherd what he ought to say in order to soothe the infuriated
31   Ion|         spinning-woman ought to say about the working of wool?~
32   Ion|         what a general ought to say when exhorting his soldiers?~
33   Ion|         what a general ought to say.~SOCRATES: Why, yes, Ion,
34   Ion|        you mean? Do you mean to say that the art of the rhapsode
35   Ion|     rhapsode?~ION: No; I do not say that.~SOCRATES: But you
36   Ion|      that.~SOCRATES: But you do say that he who is a good rhapsode
37   Ion|      dishonesty, and shall only say that you are inspired. Which