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  1 1 |           Being no longer young, we may often stop to rest beneath
  2 1 |          green meadows, in which we may repose and converse.~Athenian.
  3 1 |       superior or his own inferior, may we say that there is the
  4 1 |           over the inferior classes may be truly said to be better
  5 1 |             better than itself, and may be justly praised, where
  6 1 |       requires more discussion, and may be therefore left for the
  7 1 |             live in the same cities may unjustly conspire, and having
  8 1 |          the superiority in numbers may overcome and enslave the
  9 1 |             they prevail, the state may be truly called its own
 10 1 |    consideration;—in a family there may be several brothers, who
 11 1 |       possibly the majority of them may be unjust, and the just
 12 1 |             be unjust, and the just may be in a minority.~Cleinias.
 13 1 |            not now considering what may or may not be the proper
 14 1 |             considering what may or may not be the proper or customary
 15 1 |             the hour of danger, and may be truly called perfect
 16 1 |            yet in place and dignity may be said to be only fourth
 17 1 |            true and good, one of us may have to censure the laws
 18 1 |             any defect in your laws may communicate his observation
 19 1 |             True. And therefore you may be as free as you like in
 20 1 |           of the beasts. The charge may be fairly brought against
 21 1 |     lawgiver. Leaving the story, we may observe that any speculation
 22 1 |             have remarked that this may happen at your performances “
 23 1 |         this is our custom, and you may very likely have some other
 24 1 |    illustration of what I mean:—You may suppose a person to be praising
 25 1 |         ordered.~Athenian. Reflect; may not banqueters and banquets
 26 1 |          them wherever I went, as I may say, and never did I see
 27 1 |          fact of their existence—he may very likely be right. But
 28 1 |      materials. For drinking indeed may appear to be a slight matter,
 29 1 |         although the uneducated man may be sometimes very well educated
 30 1 |            look at the matter thus: May we not conceive each of
 31 1 |      convivial entertainment, which may seem, perhaps, to have been
 32 1 |         Perhaps, however, the theme may turn out not to be unworthy
 33 1 |         Very good.~Athenian. And we may conceive this to be true
 34 1 |         Athenian. And the same view may be taken of the pastime
 35 1 |          that proposition every one may safely agree.~Athenian. “
 36 2 |       considered attentively, or we may be entangled in error.~Cleinias.
 37 2 |          declining in years; and we may say that he who possesses
 38 2 |       beginning of life to the end, may be separated off; and, in
 39 2 |             their revels, that they may improve their education
 40 2 |        Athenian. Good, my friend; I may observe, however, in passing,
 41 2 |             and rhythm, so that you may speak of a melody or figure
 42 2 |            of.~Athenian. And yet he may do this in almost any state
 43 2 |             showing that a lawgiver may institute melodies which
 44 2 |            the natural melodies, he may confidently embody them
 45 2 |         prove your point.~Athenian. May we not confidently say that
 46 2 |         made that any one who likes may enter the lists, and that
 47 2 |          that the soul of the child may not be habituated to feel
 48 2 |         those who obey the law, but may rather follow the law and
 49 2 |          things, in order that they may learn, as they ought, to
 50 2 |      Cleinias; and I daresay that I may have expressed myself obscurely,
 51 2 |             so?~Athenian. How! Then may Heaven make us to be of
 52 2 |   Lacedaemonians of this age, and I may say, indeed, from the world
 53 2 |           True.~Athenian. And which may be supposed to be the truer
 54 2 |         teeth, which the legislator may take as a proof that he
 55 2 |           who are above thirty, and may be fifty, or from fifty
 56 2 |       sameness, so that the singers may always receive pleasure
 57 2 |      pleasure from their hymns, and may never weary of them?~Cleinias.
 58 2 |           of youth;—afterwards they may taste wine in moderation
 59 2 |         dinner at a public mess, he may invite not only the other
 60 2 |             old age; that in age we may renew our youth, and forget
 61 2 |            iron melted in the fire, may become softer and so more
 62 2 |            accompanied by pleasure, may not their works be said
 63 2 |            Athenian. Very true; and may we not say that in everything
 64 2 |            makes a mistake here, he may do himself the greatest
 65 2 |       dispositions, and the mistake may be very difficult to discern,
 66 2 |             fifty years of age, and may be over fifty, are not to
 67 2 |         choristers who are to sing, may be expected to be better
 68 2 |        notes of the song, that they may know the harmonies and rhythms,
 69 2 |          and character to sing; and may sing them, and have innocent
 70 2 |            all the three, that they may choose the best, and that
 71 2 |           those who think that they may be safely uttered; I only
 72 2 |     Athenian. Then half the subject may now be considered to have
 73 2 |            this scientific training may be called gymnastic.~Cleinias.
 74 2 |             half of the choral art, may be said to have been completely
 75 2 |             in this way all of them may be used. But if the State
 76 2 |             only, and whoever likes may drink whenever he likes,
 77 3 |           point of view in which he may behold the progress of states
 78 3 |        After the great destruction, may we not suppose that the
 79 3 |          almost entirely lost, as I may say, with the loss of the
 80 3 |           extremity, the human race may still grow and increase.
 81 3 |             does confirm it; and we may accept his witness to the
 82 3 |       sometimes arise.~Cleinias. We may.~Athenian. And were not
 83 3 |          Cleinias. Yes; at least we may suppose so.~Athenian. There
 84 3 |           Megillus and Cleinias, we may now begin again, unless
 85 3 |         Megillus. No.~Athenian. And may we not now further confirm
 86 3 |     Athenian. Whereas the physician may often be too happy if he
 87 3 |     Heraclidae—Achaeans by Dorians. May we not suppose that this
 88 3 |           mode of looking at things may turn out after all to be
 89 3 |           at any rate, things human—may come to pass in accordance
 90 3 |            the father prays that he may not obtain.~Megillus. When
 91 3 |           to his wish, for his wish may be at variance with his
 92 3 |           and greatest of harmonies may be truly said to be the
 93 3 |            Very true.~Athenian. And may we suppose this immoderate
 94 3 |          oath? This want of harmony may have had the appearance
 95 3 |           Lacedaemonians, Megillus, may easily know and may easily
 96 3 |       Megillus, may easily know and may easily say what ought to
 97 3 |          states from which the rest may be truly said to be derived;
 98 3 |            derived; and one of them may be called monarchy and the
 99 3 |            considered by us. Justly may you, O Lacedaemonians, be
100 3 |            we who are lovers of law may make ourselves.~Megillus.
101 3 |          that which is really last, may we not say, that he or the
102 3 |        virtues of your ancestors, I may properly speak of the actions
103 3 |            existed—in order that we may trace the growth of the
104 3 |          how a proof of their value may be obtained. This discussion
105 3 |            and, at the same time, I may have the use of the framework
106 3 |      Megillus has no objection, you may be sure that I will do all
107 4 |             name of the place; that may be determined by the accident
108 4 |       fountain, or some local deity may give the sanction of a name
109 4 |             hope that your citizens may be virtuous: had you been
110 4 |      harbours are so good. Still we may be content. The sea is pleasant
111 4 |            and silver; which, as we may safely affirm, has the most
112 4 |           part of the citizens. You may learn the evil of such a
113 4 |          the prayers of the Trojans may be accomplished yet more,
114 4 |        Salamis and Artemisium—for I may as well put them both together—
115 4 |           made them no better, if I may say so without offence about
116 4 |            are to be the colonists? May any one come out of all
117 4 |           badness of their own laws may have been the cause of the
118 4 |         almost everything. And this may be said of the arts of the
119 4 |     physician, and the general, and may seem to be well said; and
120 4 |        there is another thing which may be said with equal truth
121 4 |             from his lips. And this may be said of power in general:
122 4 |            one point of view, there may be a difficulty for a city
123 4 |            settlement of our state; may he hear and be propitious
124 4 |             and the laws!~Cleinias. May he come!~Athenian. But what
125 4 |          who is this God?~Athenian. May I still make use of fable
126 4 |          extent, in the hope that I may be better able to answer
127 4 |             is to be the next step? May we not suppose the colonists
128 4 |             been wronged by his son may be reasonably expected to
129 4 |             of this I think that he may give a sample for the instruction
130 4 |           all the preliminaries, he may proceed to the work of legislation.
131 4 |             of such prefaces? There may be a difficulty in including
132 4 |           form, but I think that we may get some notion of them
133 4 |             That is true.~Athenian. May we not fairly make answer
134 4 |       doctors? For of doctors, as I may remind you, some have a
135 4 |       marriage in a simple form; it may run as follows:—A man shall
136 4 |         desire of every man that he may become famous, and not lie
137 4 |            amount, in order that he may not imagine his celibacy
138 4 |             speeches; although they may be natural to all, they
139 4 |             before, but of which we may now make a preamble, and
140 4 |           been already said; and we may proceed to the topics which
141 5 |             let her do whatever she may like. But I mean to say
142 5 |              instead of being evil, may be the greatest of all goods.
143 5 |            for virtue. In a word, I may say that he who does not
144 5 |            of man; for no one, as I may say, ever considers that
145 5 |            that the rest of mankind may be saved.~Speaking generally,
146 5 |         healthy body (although many may think otherwise), any more
147 5 |          children, in order that he may leave them as rich as possible.
148 5 |          the same blood and family, may fairly expect that the Gods
149 5 |      partaker of the truth, that he may live a true man as long
150 5 |           from doing any; the first may count as one man, the second
151 5 |             virtue. The same praise may be given about temperance
152 5 |           and all other goods which may be imparted to others, as
153 5 |           willing, yet is not able, may be allowed the second place;
154 5 |             wisdom, and thus we who may be truly said to know nothing,
155 5 |           his enterprises. Still he may ever hope, in the case of
156 5 |       dislike. All the lives of men may be regarded by us as bound
157 5 |             best and noblest, a man may live in the happiest way
158 5 |             if he be also a despot, may be able to effect; but the
159 5 |          the mildest of purgations, may think himself happy if he
160 5 |         political arrangement there may be trouble and danger. But,
161 5 |           hope that a slight change may be cautiously effected in
162 5 |             upon this lasting basis may be erected afterwards whatever
163 5 |          might have escaped; and we may venture now to assert that
164 5 |         same way, so that every man may correspond to a lot. Let
165 5 |            of the several districts may meet at fixed times, and
166 5 |          fixed times, and that they may readily supply their various
167 5 |         best. Perhaps also some one may not approve this form, because
168 5 |            the third best, which we may just mention, and then leave
169 5 |              or to any one else who may hereafter have to make a
170 5 |            among constitutions, and may desire to give to his state
171 5 |         order that the distribution may always remain, they ought
172 5 |      increased nor diminished. This may be secured for the whole
173 5 |         whom generation is affluent may be made to refrain, and,
174 5 |            other hand, special care may be taken to increase the
175 5 |          rewards and stigmas, or we may meet the evil by the elder
176 5 |      younger—in this way the object may be attained. And if after
177 5 |             the terms upon which he may or may not take the lot.
178 5 |          terms upon which he may or may not take the lot. In the
179 5 |        lands which he has received, may suffer the punishment which
180 5 |             these things, that they may be observed;—the magistracy
181 5 |      infringement of these commands may be discovered and punished
182 5 |            any other occasion which may arise of sending out a herald,
183 5 |        principles are best, any one may see who compares them with
184 5 |          although the owner of them may quite well be a rogue. And
185 5 |       spender—is not always bad; he may indeed in some cases be
186 5 |      citizens should be as happy as may be, and as friendly as possible
187 5 |     contributions and distributions may be proportioned to the value
188 5 |        these or similar names: they may continue in the same rank,
189 5 |           our law any one who likes may inform against him and receive
190 5 |          that all suits about money may be easy and quite simple.~
191 5 |       suitable for a city, and this may easily be imagined and described.
192 5 |            now see in what way this may be accomplished. There is
193 5 |          craft, which evil tendency may be observed in the Egyptians
194 6 |            well educated, that they may have a right judgment, and
195 6 |          have a right judgment, and may be able to select or reject
196 6 |       persuaded to go, the Cnosians may fairly use a little violence
197 6 |           in which the new citizens may be best managed under present
198 6 |         manner. Any one who pleases may take away any tablet which
199 6 |          further duties. And now we may proceed in order to speak
200 6 |           Disputes about the voting may be raised once or twice;
201 6 |           class, at which every one may, if he likes, vote, and
202 6 |            one another; one of them may be introduced without difficulty,
203 6 |            and any other city which may be hereafter founded. To
204 6 |            a care of men, that they may do no harm, and also of
205 6 |              in order that the city may be suitably provided according
206 6 |            and city, that the state may be as far as possible of
207 6 |           committed to God, that he may do what is agreeable to
208 6 |       Delphi, in order that the God may return one out of each triad;
209 6 |       districts, in order that they may all acquire knowledge and
210 6 |           as possible of the guards may not only get a knowledge
211 6 |             season of the year, but may also have experience of
212 6 |       regions which lie underneath, may furnish even to the dry
213 6 |             cases the injured party may bring his suit in the common
214 6 |           if he obtain a verdict he may exact from the defendant,
215 6 |           to whom this is committed may be called the secret police,
216 6 |            the buildings, that they may be all made according to
217 6 |          care being taken that they may reach the fountains pure
218 6 |              and he in the scrutiny may be challenged on the one
219 6 |            election, but the lowest may stay away with impunity;
220 6 |  establishment of courts of justice may be regarded as a choice
221 6 |            causes; and any one else may be present who pleases.
222 6 |          state all are wronged, and may reasonably complain if they
223 6 |            of magistrates, and this may be regarded as a sufficient
224 6 |             Athenian. No matter; we may make use of the illustration
225 6 |        correct the flaws which time may introduce, and be able to
226 6 |           described; anything which may be an impediment, the good
227 6 |           of the number 5040, which may be divided by all numbers
228 6 |        cured. And the truth of this may be easily proved when we
229 6 |           agreed, in that case they may make the change, but if
230 6 |            quicker with the slower, may awaken anger as well as
231 6 |              All this and much more may be truly said by way of
232 6 |            who follows their advice may be satisfied. Touching the
233 6 |             is of the richest class may spend a mina—he who is of
234 6 |           care that their offspring may be born of reasonable beings;
235 6 |           To be sure.~Athenian. But may we not also say that the
236 6 |            virtue in them; and this may be truly said of every master,
237 6 |            in what he has to do, we may next proceed to describe
238 6 |          trials of capital offenses may fitly take place. As to
239 6 |          walls and gates, then they may sleep in safety; as if they
240 6 |           first that the whole city may be one wall, having all
241 6 |             any other matters which may have to be administered
242 6 |   enactments which their experience may show to be necessary, and
243 6 |             points in which the law may be deficient. And now that
244 6 |             thinks that individuals may pass the day as they please,
245 6 |         Athenian. I said that there may have been singularity and
246 6 |             regulations about women may not only be regarded as
247 6 |             this state perhaps they may. And if we may assume that
248 6 |         perhaps they may. And if we may assume that our whole discussion
249 6 |            seasons in which animals may be expected to have undergone
250 6 |             No doubt.~Athenian. And may we not suppose that vines
251 6 |         nearer view of them; and we may then determine what previous
252 6 |         spoken; for hereafter there may be need of them.~Cleinias.
253 6 |       whatever time the magistrates may command, assemble every
254 6 |     modestly, the enactments of law may be left to slumber; but,
255 7 |       altogether unnoticed, and yet may be thought a subject fitted
256 7 |           who makes this reflection may himself adopt the laws just
257 7 |      mentioned, and, adopting them, may order his house and state
258 7 |         This is the lesson which we may gather from the experience
259 7 |             terrors which beset us, may be said to be an exercise
260 7 |              True.~Athenian. And we may say that the use of exercise
261 7 |             temper, or the reverse, may be regarded as having much
262 7 |           how and to what extent we may, if we please, without difficulty
263 7 |             And having spoken well, may I add that you have been
264 7 |            handle heavy arms; for I may note, that the practice
265 7 |         other things, from which we may learn that those who make
266 7 |             a great difference, and may be of very great importance
267 7 |         them, boys and girls alike, may be sound hand and foot,
268 7 |            sound hand and foot, and may not, if they can help, spoil
269 7 |          held in special honour, we may truly say that no greater
270 7 |            work which they can get, may see that they are at first
271 7 |              A similar principle we may imagine to hold good about
272 7 |           very well know his way—he may be alone or he may be walking
273 7 |           way—he may be alone or he may be walking with others,
274 7 |          consideration. But that we may not be hindered from completing
275 7 |            of them, when completed, may throw light on our present
276 7 |          law—if, I say, any one who may be a son or brother, standing
277 7 |        these the newly–founded city may freely select what is proper
278 7 |       legislator in order that they may regulate dancing, music,
279 7 |             which tends to courage, may be fairly called manly;
280 7 |          moderation and temperance, may be declared both in law
281 7 |         means, and in what ways, we may go through the voyage of
282 7 |            what do I mean? Some one may ask this very question,
283 7 |        perform dances, and how they may propitiate the deities,
284 7 |        missiles, at which young men may learn and practise. Of these
285 7 |          true.~Athenian. Then now I may proceed?~Cleinias. By all
286 7 |        manner of life among men who may be supposed to have their
287 7 |             law. For the life which may be truly said to be concerned
288 7 |             the next sunrise. There may seem to be some impropriety
289 7 |            If they rise early, they may all of them do much of their
290 7 |        freeman who comes in his way may punish him and his tutor
291 7 |         explain everything, that he may be an interpreter and tutor
292 7 |            sacrifices and festivals may have their regular and natural
293 7 |             handle the lyre, and he may continue at this for another
294 7 |            road which we are taking may be disagreeable to some
295 7 |      Athenian. The truth, Cleinias, may be expected to become clearer
296 7 |      containing the very truth; and may he prosper in his office!
297 7 |            and the rest of the city may be equal to the task; and,
298 7 |            of the body. Such motion may be in general called dancing,
299 7 |           and modest pleasures, and may be truly called and is the
300 7 |          from the peaceful one, and may be rightly termed Pyrrhic;
301 7 |            any meaning whatever and may, I think, be most truly
302 7 |           of prosperity; this class may be subdivided into two lesser
303 7 |         manner; and as the ancients may be observed to have given
304 7 |         them both, in order that he may not in ignorance do or say
305 7 |            us and say—”O strangers, may we go to your city and country
306 7 |            your city and country or may we not, and shall we bring
307 7 |            these leading the way we may proceed to the other parts
308 7 |            Cleinias. Assuredly: but may we not now, Stranger, prescribe
309 7 |           regarded as pledges which may be hereafter redeemed and
310 7 |            Perhaps what I am saying may seem paradoxical, and at
311 7 |            Hellenes tell lies, if I may use such an expression,
312 7 |              but if we cannot, they may be let alone, and let this
313 7 |       friends, we will say to them, may no desire or love of hunting
314 7 |        thieving in town or country, may it never enter into your
315 7 |           and any one who meets him may stop him. As to the hunter
316 7 |            the hunter in waters, he may hunt anywhere except in
317 7 |        poisonous juices. And now we may say that all our enactments
318 8 |             offered, and how often, may be partly regulated by us.~
319 8 |           of necessity omits; and I may remark that they are the
320 8 |             be one who, although he may have musical and poetical
321 8 |           and women. The legislator may be supposed to argue the
322 8 |         practising with one another may appear to some ridiculous,
323 8 |             in order that the sport may not be altogether without
324 8 |        altogether without fear, but may have terrors and to a certain
325 8 |      assigned to them respectively, may prepare the whole city for
326 8 |        voluntary subjects; but they may be truly called states of
327 8 |          money. Such a constitution may be reasonably supposed to
328 8 |            useful, and therefore we may as well place a competition
329 8 |     whatever way or manner the Gods may put into men’s minds the
330 8 |          them. At the same time, we may expect that the musical
331 8 |          these and the like matters may have a regular order; nor,
332 8 |             ordinances already made may possibly get the better
333 8 |           passions which master man may easily know how to subdue
334 8 |           of happily. And, further, may we not suppose that the
335 8 |            in the matter of love we may be able to enforce one of
336 8 |     unnatural lusts; or at least we may abolish altogether the connection
337 8 |            there a third kind which may be better than either of
338 8 |       Leaving the common tables, we may therefore proceed to the
339 8 |       through their multiplication, may cause a weight of enmity,
340 8 |       neighbour’s land; for any man may easily do harm, but not
341 8 |           many law givers, which we may use, not deeming it necessary
342 8 |             their course: who likes may draw water from the fountain–
343 8 |            some other owner; and he may take the water in any direction
344 8 |             then, if he pleases, he may gather it; but if a stranger
345 8 |           these fruits the stranger may partake, just as he may
346 8 |             may partake, just as he may of the fruits of autumn.
347 8 |          them; but all these things may very likely happen in regard
348 8 |          the injured party. Any one may bring the offences of magistrates,
349 8 |              whether sojourners who may be dwelling in the city,
350 8 |           within what limited a man may increase and diminish his
351 8 |           metics. Any one who likes may come and be a metic on certain
352 8 |              and is able to settle, may dwell in the land, but he
353 8 |          them who wishes to remain, may do so, if he can persuade
354 9 |            some one of our citizens may be like a seed which has
355 9 |            Among our citizens there may be those who cannot be subdued
356 9 |             and strangers’ servants may be guilty of many impieties.
357 9 |            have a short prelude, we may speak to the criminal, whom
358 9 |             with as many stripes as may seem good to the judges,
359 9 |         order that none of the lots may go uncultivated for want
360 9 |              the like, these things may be left to the younger generation
361 9 |         house which has failed; and may he have better fortune than
362 9 |          all one, whether the thief may have taken much or little,
363 9 |            rightly worked out, as I may say in passing.—Do you remember
364 9 |             slaves? For of this you may be very sure, that if one
365 9 |      compelled to give laws, but we may take into consideration
366 9 |          most needful, and how they may both be carried into execution;
367 9 |      carried into execution; and we may also, if we please, at this
368 9 |            the morrow. But we, as I may by grace of Heaven affirm,
369 9 |             of some composite work, may gather a heap of materials,
370 9 |       putting them together. And we may truly say that some of our
371 9 |          gentler view of them which may or may not be attainable—
372 9 |           view of them which may or may not be attainable—at any
373 9 |        prepared to undergo whatever may be the result. And may the
374 9 |     whatever may be the result. And may the result be good, and
375 9 |             not legislators, but we may soon be. Let us, if you
376 9 |       Athenian. That the unjust man may be bad, but that he is bad
377 9 |      penalty upon either, every one may understand our proposal,
378 9 |           the author of the benefit may often be said to injure.
379 9 |            bring gain), of these we may heal as many as are capable
380 9 |            nature is passion, which may be described either as a
381 9 |         Quite true.~Athenian. A man may truly say that ignorance
382 9 |         crimes. Ignorance, however, may be conveniently divided
383 9 |              although an individual may be often drawn by them in
384 9 |        nature states or individuals may suppose that to dwell, has
385 9 |          three sources of error, we may begin by recalling them
386 9 |    subverting the government. A man may very likely commit some
387 9 |           pay for the hurt which he may have done to another; but
388 9 |         mind to proceed against him may compel him to be absent
389 9 |         arising from passion, which may be justly said to be in
390 9 |         exile of two years, that he may learn to school his passions.
391 9 |             the law to be the worse may really be the less cruel,
392 9 |            is judged the less cruel may be really the worse, and
393 9 |            be really the worse, and may have executed the murder
394 9 |           manner, whereas the other may have been gentler. But in
395 9 |             temples, he who pleases may bring to trial the next
396 9 |          the murderer with him, and may compel the one to exact
397 9 |         kindred of the deceased man may do with the murderer (provided
398 9 |          put him to death, but this may be done in any manner which
399 9 |             law. Now the legislator may easily show that these things
400 9 |            or any other citizen who may first happen to meet with
401 9 |          are magistrates, that they may put him to death. And let
402 9 |            his body after execution may have burial in his native
403 9 |        because he is afraid that he may inform of some base and
404 9 |            ill–educated states, and may perhaps occur even in a
405 9 |         wife suffering violence, he may kill the violator, and be
406 9 |            wounded another. Any one may easily imagine the questions
407 9 |          courts of law?~Athenian. I may reply, that in a state in
408 9 |             inflicted on the guilty may fairly and with advantage
409 9 |            to them the greater part may be left. At the same time,
410 9 |            the work of legislation, may with advantage be repeated
411 9 |           him be called so, that he may be the continuer of their
412 9 |             to the wounded man, who may do as he pleases with him,
413 9 |       strike him, that the stranger may be kept far away from the
414 9 |          and in the hope that there may be no need of his laws.
415 10|            them an admonition which may be in the following terms:—
416 10|            offer up a prayer that I may succeed:—but I must proceed
417 10|          time will make you reverse may of the opinions which you
418 10|        opinion about the Gods which may some day become clear to
419 10|      probably right; at any rate we may as well follow in their
420 10|           the law ordains (and this may be extended generally to
421 10|            were not scattered, as I may say, throughout the world,
422 10|            I fear that the argument may seem singular.~Cleinias.
423 10|        beyond other things the soul may be said to exist by nature;
424 10|             of us. Who knows but we may be aiming at the greater,
425 10|            Athenian. Very good; but may I make one or two corrections
426 10|             are two questions which may be raised about anything.~
427 10|        Athenian. Sometimes a person may give the name and ask the
428 10|           ask the definition; or he may give the definition and
429 10|      definition and ask the name. I may illustrate what I mean in
430 10|          any lower number which you may prefer?~Cleinias. Exactly.~
431 10|             any rule or proportion, may be said to be akin to senselessness
432 10|           your present evil opinion may not grow to still greater
433 10|        greater impiety, and that we may if possible use arguments
434 10|        possible use arguments which may conjure away the evil before
435 10|            the one saying that they may be appeased, and the other
436 10|            and each part, as far as may be, has an action and passion
437 10|          that the life of the whole may be blessed; and that you
438 10|            Athenian. In a way which may be supposed to make the
439 10|             do and suffer what like may fitly suffer at the hands
440 10|       although some vestige of them may occasionally be discerned
441 10|    possessing an unjust spirit, who may be compared to brute animals,
442 10|           he who holds this opinion may be fairly singled out and
443 10|          sufficiently demonstrated? May we say that they are?~Cleinias.
444 10|       superiority in argument, they may do as they please and act
445 10|          than by the other. The one may talk loosely about the Gods
446 10|            laughing at other men he may make them like himself,
447 10|            and the notion that they may be propitiated produces
448 10|          open air, or wherever they may have had such visions; and
449 10|            but such as grown–up men may be guilty of, whether he
450 11|             without my consent; and may I be of a sound mind, and
451 11|            speak of treasure trove:—May I never pray the Gods to
452 11|          find, such a treasure. And may I never have any dealings
453 11|           the immovables,” and this may be regarded as one of them.
454 11|        unintentionally, let him who may come upon the left property
455 11|            one who is of sound mind may arrest his own slave, and
456 11|        things as are lawful; and he may arrest the runaway slave
457 11|             without giving them, he may take him away, but if he
458 11|      deprived of the slave. Any man may also carry off a freedman,
459 11|    contributions, any man who likes may go about collecting contributions
460 11|       epilepsy, and then the appeal may be made within a year. The
461 11|           physicians as the parties may agree to choose; and the
462 11|             and places the practice may often be right. But they
463 11|           than thirty years of age, may with impunity chastise and
464 11|             of the agora, that they may be clear instructors of
465 11|      accomplishes, and the merchant may be said to be appointed
466 11|            that if not entirely, we may yet partially, cure the
467 11|         things. For if what I trust may never be and will not be,
468 11|             we were to compel, if I may venture to say a ridiculous
469 11|             law run as follows, and may fortune favour us:—No landowner
470 11|       illiberality of retail trades may be indicted for dishonouring
471 11|       trader who dwells in our city may be as good or as little
472 11|         only guardians of those who may be easily watched and prevented
473 11|             chance, the other party may go to law with him in the
474 11|           and the case of those who may have happened to die intestate.
475 11|         effect in whatever state he may have been at the end of
476 11|        Cleinias. Well Stranger, and may he not very fairly say so?~
477 11|             one of his sons whom he may think fit; and if he gives
478 11|       adopted upon any lot, and who may be expected to be sent out
479 11|           to law, to him his father may give as much as he pleases
480 11|             she is not betrothed he may give her money. And if any
481 11|          has no children at all, he may select and give to any one
482 11|  grandfather’s children, the maiden may choose with the consent
483 11|       Circumstances vary, and there may sometimes be a still greater
484 11|           oppressive and that there may sometimes be a hardship
485 11|           to marry his relation; be may be thought not to have considered
486 11|        innumerable hindrances which may arise among men in the execution
487 11|          such ordinances; for there may be cases in which the parties
488 11|        marry or be married. Persons may fancy that the legislator
489 11|            mean to say, that a case may occur in which the nephew,
490 11|            misfortune of orphanhood may be as little sad to them
491 11|            a guardian of the child, may be fined by a magistrate,
492 11|            magistrate, the guardian may bring him before the court
493 11|   legislator should enact that they may, if they wish, lawfully
494 11|            to him, in order that he may be suitably provided for
495 11|            again in order that they may have some one to grow old
496 11|          old with and that the pair may take care of one another
497 11|      Cleinias. Certainly.~Athenian. May we not think, as I was saying
498 11|           let the law follow, which may be rightly imposed in these
499 11|             suffer, and any penalty may be imposed on him which
500 11|          cases, whatever the injury may have been, as much as will