Cratylus
   Part
 1 Intro|          cries of animals, of the songs of birds (‘man, like the


Ion
   Part
 2 Text |           tell us that they bring songs from honeyed fountains,
 3 Text |         poets he sang the best of songs? Am I not right, Ion?~ION:


Laws
   Book
 4 2    |      hands together in dances and songs; and these they call choruses,
 5 2    |       those to whom the words, or songs, or dances are suited, either
 6 2    |        lover of vicious dances or songs, or any good done to the
 7 2    |         they are called plays and songs, and are performed in play;
 8 2    |        and the same word in their songs and tales and discourses
 9 2    |           also the most useful of songs?~Cleinias. But, says the
10 2    |           of men the gestures and songs of women; nor after combining
11 4    |           kind, any more than all songs or speeches; although they
12 7    |        the ancients gave to lyric songs, they probably would not
13 7    |           in virtue. The order of songs and dances shall be as follows:—
14 7    |       some general principle what songs are suitable to women, and
15 7    | displaying the other in hymns and songs, charming the souls of youth,
16 7    |        are laying down. As to the songs and words themselves which
17 7    |            first of all show your songs to the magistrates, and
18 8    |        strain be sweeter than the songs of Thamyras and Orpheus;
19 8    |          by tales and sayings and songs?~Cleinias. Of what victory


Lysis
   Part
20 Text |           ever made any verses or songs in honour of your favourite,
21 Text |       before you have won?~But my songs and verses, he said, are
22 Text |          assuredly, I said, those songs are all in your own honour;
23 Text |         love, your discourses and songs will be a glory to you,
24 Text |     infuriate them with words and songs, that would show a great


The Republic
   Book
25 3    |        only are to be used in our songs and melodies, we shall not
26 4    |          may be praising, not new songs, but a new kind of song;
27 5    |     offered and suitable hymeneal songs composed by our poets: the


The Symposium
   Part
28 Text |      either in the composition of songs or in the correct performance