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 1 Text|        the party.~Why, yes, he replied, I thought so.~Impossible:
 2 Text|    occurred.~In our boyhood, I replied, when Agathon won the prize
 3 Text|     did Socrates?~No indeed, I replied, but the same person who
 4 Text|       banquet at Agathon’s, he replied, whose invitation to his
 5 Text|       will do as you bid me, I replied.~Follow then, he said, and
 6 Text|        Two going together,’~he replied, in Homeric fashion, one
 7 Text|   strangely forgetful, Agathon replied Socrates, of the courage
 8 Text|      are than many fools?~Nay, replied Socrates, I should be very
 9 Text|        which concerns Agathon, replied Eryximachus, appears to
10 Text|       something?~Certainly, he replied.~That is, of a brother or
11 Text|       Of something, surely, he replied.~Keep in mind what this
12 Text|        not, I should say.~Nay, replied Socrates, I would have you
13 Text|       us—must he not?~He must, replied Agathon.~Then, said Socrates,
14 Text|      wanting to a man?~Yes, he replied.~Remember further what you
15 Text|      not beauty?~Certainly, he replied.~And would you call that
16 Text|     love is beautiful?~Agathon replied: I fear that I did not understand
17 Text|     very good speech, Agathon, replied Socrates; but there is yet
18 Text|     said. ‘Right opinion,’ she replied; ‘which, as you know, being
19 Text|       wisdom.’ ‘Quite true,’ I replied. ‘Do not then insist,’ she
20 Text|        I are two of them,’ she replied. ‘How can that be?’ I said. ‘
21 Text|       quite intelligible,’ she replied; ‘for you yourself would
22 Text|       not?’ ‘Certainly not,’ I replied. ‘And you mean by the happy,
23 Text|   power?’ ‘He interprets,’ she replied, ‘between gods and men,
24 Text|     answer that question,’ she replied; ‘they are those who are
25 Text|           That, Socrates,’ she replied, ‘I will attempt to unfold:
26 Text|        what you have asked,’ I replied, ‘I have no answer ready.’ ‘
27 Text|      the good?’ ‘Happiness,’ I replied; ‘there is less difficulty
28 Text|    what say you?’ ‘All men,’ I replied; ‘the desire is common to
29 Text|     nothing to wonder at,’ she replied; ‘the reason is that one
30 Text|       lovers.’ ‘I dare say,’ I replied, ‘that you are right.’ ‘
31 Text|  Answer me.’ ‘Nay, Diotima,’ I replied, ‘if I had known, I should
32 Text|       my meaning clearer,’ she replied. ‘I mean to say, that all
33 Text|       said. ‘Yes, indeed,’ she replied. ‘But why of generation?’ ‘
34 Text| eternity and immortality,’ she replied; ‘and if, as has been already
35 Text|      you tell me why?’ Again I replied that I did not know. She
36 Text|       were thirsty?~Alcibiades replied: Hail, worthy son of a most
37 Text|          he said. ‘I think,’ I replied, ‘that of all the lovers
38 Text| granted it.’ To these words he replied in the ironical manner which
39 Text|   couch next to you.~Yes, yes, replied Socrates, by all means come