Cratylus
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 1 Intro|      much of a mouthful—like a prelude on the flute in honour of
 2 Text |       and puffing away at some prelude to Athene.~SOCRATES: That


Laws
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 3 4    |      has preceded was only the prelude of them. Why do I mention
 4 4    |       has ever yet uttered any prelude, or composed or published
 5 4    |     two parts, the law and the prelude of the law. The arbitrary
 6 6    |     law should have a suitable prelude.~Cleinias. You recollect
 7 6    |        be truly said by way of prelude about the duty of marriage.
 8 9    |   ought always to have a short prelude, we may speak to the criminal,
 9 9    |        is disobedient when the prelude is over, cry with a loud
10 9    |    them. Let this be said as a prelude concerning crimes of violence
11 9    |        and is made by the mere prelude to dread such a penalty,
12 9    | disobedient, who heeds not the prelude, shall have the law ready
13 10   |   return to our laws, lest the prelude should become longer than
14 10   |        be the best and noblest prelude of all our laws. And therefore,
15 10   |      love their opposites, the prelude of our laws about impiety
16 10   |  lawgiver.~Athenian. After the prelude shall follow a discourse,
17 11   |     the law. And let us have a prelude about all this sort of roguery,
18 11   | possibly help. Let this be our prelude and consolation to the living
19 11   | wherefore let us make a common prelude on behalf of the lawgiver
20 11   |        dishonour of parents, a prelude such as the following, about
21 11   |     now been said. But if this prelude be an unmeaning sound in


The Republic
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22 7    |       do you mean? I said; the prelude, or what? Do you not know
23 7    |       that all this is but the prelude to the actual strain which
24 7    |       proceed at once from the prelude or preamble to the chief


Timaeus
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25 Text |   precisely as you bid us. The prelude is charming, and is already