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  1 Intro|            praise of love spoken by Socrates and others at the banquet
  2 Intro|           or rather ‘mad’ friend of Socrates, who is afterwards introduced
  3 Intro|            inseparable attendant of Socrates, had reported them to him (
  4 Intro|       follows:—~Aristodemus meeting Socrates in holiday attire, is invited
  5 Intro|             finds that he is alone; Socrates has stayed behind in a fit
  6 Intro|      spectators at the theatre, and Socrates, who is disposed to begin
  7 Intro|             to the god.~The turn of Socrates comes next. He begins by
  8 Intro|         wants and desires the good. Socrates professes to have asked
  9 Intro|         love and then of his works. Socrates, like Agathon, had told
 10 Intro|           the commands of the gods.~Socrates asks: Who are his father
 11 Intro|       company applaud the speech of Socrates, and Aristophanes is about
 12 Intro|            suddenly, on recognizing Socrates, he starts up, and a sort
 13 Intro|        fills again and passes on to Socrates. He is informed of the nature
 14 Intro|      allowed to sing the praises of Socrates:—~He begins by comparing
 15 Intro|              He begins by comparing Socrates first to the busts of Silenus,
 16 Intro|       Marsyas the flute-player. For Socrates produces the same effect
 17 Intro|            mean and miserable life. Socrates at one time seemed about
 18 Intro|          particulars of the life of Socrates; how they were at Potidaea
 19 Intro|            Potidaea together, where Socrates showed his superior powers
 20 Intro|         between him and Agathon and Socrates. Socrates piques Alcibiades
 21 Intro|           and Agathon and Socrates. Socrates piques Alcibiades by a pretended
 22 Intro|        Aristodemus, the follower of Socrates, sleeps during the whole
 23 Intro|             nearly all asleep. Only Socrates, Aristophanes, and Agathon
 24 Intro|          which they pass round, and Socrates is explaining to the two
 25 Intro|            day is dawning, Agathon. Socrates, having laid them to rest,
 26 Intro|           them. We may observe that Socrates himself is not represented
 27 Intro|     designed to prepare the way for Socrates, who gathers up the threads
 28 Intro|      speakers, while in Agathon and Socrates poetry and philosophy blend
 29 Intro|           the artistic (!), that of Socrates as the philosophical. But
 30 Intro| understanding him.~When the turn of Socrates comes round he cannot be
 31 Intro|             study of the actions of Socrates—to whom the world is summed
 32 Intro|           up in the words ‘Great is Socrates’—he has heard them from
 33 Intro|             who was the ‘shadow’ of Socrates in days of old, like him
 34 Intro|          represented as admitted by Socrates, whose silence when he is
 35 Intro|          indication to Agathon that Socrates has been left behind; also, (
 36 Intro|        anticipates the excuse which Socrates was to have made on Aristodemus’
 37 Intro|             of the fit or trance of Socrates is confirmed by the mention
 38 Intro|              the drinking powers of Socrates and his love of the fair,
 39 Intro|           who is not forgotten when Socrates takes his departure. (5)
 40 Intro|          notice the manner in which Socrates himself regards the first
 41 Intro|            7) the ruling passion of Socrates for dialectics, who will
 42 Intro|            the sort of praise which Socrates is unable to give. Lastly, (
 43 Intro|            opens his mouth, just as Socrates, true to his character,
 44 Intro|          half-ironical, approval of Socrates. It is the speech of the
 45 Intro|        compared with that speech of Socrates in the Phaedrus in which
 46 Intro|           at once a preparation for Socrates and a foil to him. The rhetoric
 47 Intro|          and necessary eloquence of Socrates. Agathon contributes the
 48 Intro|             always of beauty, which Socrates afterwards raises into a
 49 Intro|           the material out of which Socrates proceeds to form his discourse,
 50 Intro|             be out of character for Socrates to make a lengthened harangue,
 51 Intro|          form of a dialogue between Socrates and a mysterious woman of
 52 Intro|       deserved and true or not. But Socrates has no talent for speaking
 53 Intro|          who has already urged upon Socrates the argument which he urges
 54 Intro|            acknowledged to be so by Socrates himself. For he who has
 55 Intro|    proprieties of women, has taught Socrates far more than this about
 56 Intro|         beauty which resides within Socrates has been revealed; the Silenus,
 57 Intro|       exhibited. The description of Socrates follows immediately after
 58 Intro|     immediately after the speech of Socrates; one is the complement of
 59 Intro|           of his affections towards Socrates, unintelligible to us and
 60 Intro|           been equally in love with Socrates, and like himself have been
 61 Intro|   well-regulated mind. The Platonic Socrates (for of the real Socrates
 62 Intro|           Socrates (for of the real Socrates this may be doubted: compare
 63 Intro|             remarkable than that of Socrates, and agrees with the picture
 64 Intro|             strangely fascinated by Socrates, and possessed of a genius
 65 Intro|           of enthusiasm or madness; Socrates is himself ‘a prophet new
 66 Intro|     Symposium of Xenophon, in which Socrates describes himself as a pander,
 67 Intro|            memorials of the life of Socrates.~
 68 Text |              Aristophanes, Agathon, Socrates, Alcibiades, A Troop of
 69 Text |             which were delivered by Socrates, Alcibiades, and others,
 70 Text |            I became acquainted with Socrates, and have made it my daily
 71 Text |          said; and who told you—did Socrates?~No indeed, I replied, but
 72 Text |             more devoted admirer of Socrates. Moreover, I have asked
 73 Text |              Moreover, I have asked Socrates about the truth of some
 74 Text |      mankind, with the exception of Socrates, yourself first of all,
 75 Text |          yourself and everybody but Socrates.~APOLLODORUS: Yes, friend,
 76 Text |    Aristodemus:~He said that he met Socrates fresh from the bath and
 77 Text |          the better.~I rather fear, Socrates, said Aristodemus, lest
 78 Text |    conversation as they went along. Socrates dropped behind in a fit
 79 Text |             what have you done with Socrates?~I turned round, but Socrates
 80 Text |       Socrates?~I turned round, but Socrates was nowhere to be seen;
 81 Text |            reported that our friend Socrates had retired into the portico
 82 Text |            was served, but still no Socrates; and during the meal Agathon
 83 Text |           was not of long duration —Socrates entered. Agathon, who was
 84 Text |           sought.’~How I wish, said Socrates, taking his place as he
 85 Text |          Hellenes.~You are mocking, Socrates, said Agathon, and ere long
 86 Text |        better occupied with supper.~Socrates took his place on the couch,
 87 Text |             mood. (I do not include Socrates, who is able either to drink
 88 Text |      against you, Eryximachus, said Socrates. How can I oppose your motion,
 89 Text |            and desired him to do as Socrates bade him.~Aristodemus did
 90 Text |             either, for Agathon and Socrates are the only ones left.~
 91 Text |           not know that Agathon and Socrates are masters in the art of
 92 Text |             I am not without hopes.~Socrates said: You played your part
 93 Text |            to cast a spell over me, Socrates, said Agathon, in the hope
 94 Text |          forgetful, Agathon replied Socrates, of the courage and magnanimity
 95 Text |           of friends.~Do you think, Socrates, said Agathon, that my head
 96 Text |            many fools?~Nay, replied Socrates, I should be very wrong
 97 Text |    opportunities of conversing with Socrates. Let me say first how I
 98 Text |        himself, and of the god. And Socrates, looking at Eryximachus,
 99 Text |           Why, my dear friend, said Socrates, must not I or any one be
100 Text |       Phaedrus: put your questions. Socrates then proceeded as follows:—~
101 Text |              he said.~And now, said Socrates, I will ask about Love:—
102 Text |            should say.~Nay, replied Socrates, I would have you consider
103 Text |           Very true.~And yet, added Socrates, if a man being strong desired
104 Text |         replied Agathon.~Then, said Socrates, he desires that what he
105 Text |             he said.~Then now, said Socrates, let us recapitulate the
106 Text |            speech, Agathon, replied Socrates; but there is yet one small
107 Text |          good?~I cannot refute you, Socrates, said Agathon:—Let us assume
108 Text |        cannot refute the truth; for Socrates is easily refuted.~And now,
109 Text |          know?’ ‘By all.’ ‘And how, Socrates,’ she said with a smile, ‘
110 Text |          and foolish. Such, my dear Socrates, is the nature of the spirit
111 Text |          use of him to men?’ ‘That, Socrates,’ she replied, ‘I will attempt
112 Text |           Of the beautiful in what, Socrates and Diotima?—or rather let
113 Text |         rejoined, ‘are not all men, Socrates, said to love, but only
114 Text |          pain of travail. For love, Socrates, is not, as you imagine,
115 Text |             me, ‘What is the cause, Socrates, of love, and the attendant
116 Text |           another? And in this way, Socrates, the mortal body, or mortal
117 Text |     accomplished sophist: ‘Of that, Socrates, you may be assured;—think
118 Text |          love, into which even you, Socrates, may enter; to the greater
119 Text |          wondrous beauty (and this, Socrates, is the final cause of all
120 Text |            beauty is. This, my dear Socrates,’ said the stranger of Mantineia, ‘
121 Text |         else which you please.~When Socrates had done speaking, the company
122 Text |        answer to the allusion which Socrates had made to his own speech,
123 Text |          thus prevented from seeing Socrates, who made way for him, and
124 Text |           place between Agathon and Socrates, and in taking the place
125 Text |            up as he caught sight of Socrates. By Heracles, he said, what
126 Text |         said, what is this? here is Socrates always lying in wait for
127 Text |             fairest of the company?~Socrates turned to Agathon and said:
128 Text |             the ribands, he crowned Socrates, and again reclined.~Then
129 Text |         attendant fill it again for Socrates. Observe, my friends, said
130 Text |         mine will have no effect on Socrates, for he can drink any quantity
131 Text |             all nearer being drunk. Socrates drank the cup which the
132 Text |         speak, and then impose upon Socrates any task which you please,
133 Text |             you really believe what Socrates was just now saying; for
134 Text |             off me.~For shame, said Socrates.~Hold your tongue, said
135 Text |     Eryximachus, if you like praise Socrates.~What do you think, Eryximachus?
136 Text |            What are you about? said Socrates; are you going to raise
137 Text |             my boys, I shall praise Socrates in a figure which will appear
138 Text |             yourself will not deny, Socrates, that your face is like
139 Text |           which I am leading (this, Socrates, you will admit); and I
140 Text |             do in a moment whatever Socrates commanded: they may have
141 Text |            I speak falsely, do you, Socrates, expose the falsehood).
142 Text |     concealing the lofty actions of Socrates when I come to praise him.
143 Text |             you, and I need not say Socrates himself, have had experience
144 Text |           him a shake, and I said: ‘Socrates, are you asleep?’ ‘No,’
145 Text |             in my arms. This again, Socrates, will not be denied by you.
146 Text |            of the haughty virtue of Socrates—nothing more happened, but
147 Text |           human being had ever seen Socrates drunk; and his powers, if
148 Text |      fleeces: in the midst of this, Socrates with his bare feet on the
149 Text |            the wondering crowd that Socrates had been standing and thinking
150 Text |         told them so, (this, again, Socrates will not impeach or deny),
151 Text |          might narrate in praise of Socrates; most of his ways might
152 Text |            friends, is my praise of Socrates. I have added my blame of
153 Text |            to be still in love with Socrates. You are sober, Alcibiades,
154 Text |             sober, Alcibiades, said Socrates, or you would never have
155 Text |           to you.~Yes, yes, replied Socrates, by all means come here
156 Text |             us.~Certainly not, said Socrates, as you praised me, and
157 Text |            that I may be praised by Socrates.~The usual way, said Alcibiades;
158 Text |              said Alcibiades; where Socrates is, no one else has any
159 Text |           his place on the couch by Socrates, when suddenly a band of
160 Text |           away; there remained only Socrates, Aristophanes, and Agathon,
161 Text |        which they passed round, and Socrates was discoursing to them.
162 Text |             which he remembered was Socrates compelling the other two
163 Text |           already dawning, Agathon. Socrates, having laid them to sleep,