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 1 1|    blame war in this high–flown strain, whom are you praising or
 2 2|      the citizens speak in this strain, and I would inflict the
 3 2|         all.~Athenian. And what strain will they sing, and what
 4 2|        muse will they hymn? The strain should clearly be one suitable
 5 2|   Certainly.~Athenian. And what strain is suitable for heroes?
 6 2|        Shall they sing a choric strain?~Cleinias. Truly, Stranger,
 7 2|    Crete and Lacedaemon know no strain other than that which we
 8 2|         if there be indeed some strain of song more beautiful than
 9 4| beginnings intended to help the strain which is to be performed;
10 4|         of the truer and higher strain of law and politics, no
11 7|      fancies. Now the irregular strain of music is always made
12 8|       the laws, not even if his strain be sweeter than the songs