The Apology
   Part
 1 Text |       avail me in my cause! The task is not an easy one; I quite


Charmides
   Part
 2 PreS |  dialogue.~At the end of a long task, the translator may without


Cratylus
   Part
 3 Intro|      myths in the Phaedrus, the task ‘of a not very fortunate
 4 Intro|         letters is not the easy task, Hermogenes, which you imagine.~‘


Euthydemus
   Part
 5 Text |  narrate? For not slight is the task of rehearsing infinite wisdom,
 6 Text |         to be the nature of the task, and what sort of a discourse


Euthyphro
   Part
 7 Text |          It will be a difficult task; but I could make the matter
 8 Text |       greatly assist you in the task of instructing me as you


The First Alcibiades
   Part
 9 Text |     himself; at other times the task appears to be very difficult.~


Gorgias
   Part
10 Intro|     lofty aims has undertaken a task which will call forth all


Laws
   Book
11 1    |     subject, and will seriously task the discrimination of the
12 1    |         of an almost impossible task, which I will nevertheless
13 2    |      gone and irremediable, the task of censuring them is never
14 3    |     which greatly lightened the task of passing laws.~Megillus.
15 4    |     horses, is a most difficult task, and the work of years.
16 7    |         the easier parts of the task.~Cleinias. To what do you
17 7    |        city may be equal to the task; and, on the other hand,
18 8    |        only. And this makes the task of the legislator less difficult—
19 9    |      sake, though an ungracious task, I will proclaim my first
20 10   |    world has a wonderfully easy task.~Cleinias. How so?~Athenian.


Menexenus
   Part
21 Intro|      been a much more difficult task. Socrates himself has turned
22 Intro|     would be quite equal to the task of praising men to themselves.


Parmenides
   Part
23 Intro|      You must not impose such a task on a man of my years,’ said
24 Text |          Socrates, is a serious task to impose on a man of my
25 Text |      aware of the extent of the task which you are imposing on


Phaedo
   Part
26 Text |        I knew, would be no easy task. But I wanted to see whether


Phaedrus
   Part
27 Intro|       that. This is not an easy task, and this, if there be such


Philebus
   Part
28 Text |      and therefore imposing the task upon you, when I have undertaken
29 Text |          Protarchus; nor is the task which you impose a difficult


Protagoras
   Part
30 Text |    likely to take themselves to task and accuse them of neglect;
31 Text |         I shall not take you to task if you now make a different


The Republic
   Book
32 1    |      are not able to commit the task of ruling to anyone who
33 2    |        that I am unequal to the task; and my inability is brought
34 2    |          will be a very serious task. Reflect therefore. ~I have
35 2    |        which are fitted for the task of guarding the city? ~It
36 2    |       said, my dear friend, the task must not be given up, even
37 6    |        surface. This is no easy task. But whether easy or not,
38 6    |        to me to be describing a task which is really tremendous;
39 7    |         not to be lovers of the task? For, if they are, there
40 8    |       that this division of our task is concluded, let us find
41 9    |     That, he said, is an easier task; and I have made them as


The Seventh Letter
   Part
42 Text |    views and thus nerved to the task, I sailed from home, in
43 Text |      subduing others, an easier task for him than it was for
44 Text |    writing and exposition, what task in life could I have performed


The Sophist
   Part
45 Intro| unwilling I am to undertake the task; for I know that I am exposing
46 Text |       no means a slight or easy task.~THEODORUS: You have happened
47 Text |         Indeed, Theaetetus, the task is a difficult one.~THEAETETUS:
48 Text |         which would attempt the task when I see you thus discomfited.~
49 Text |      seemed to be undertaking a task which would never be accomplished.~
50 Text |     This is clearly not an easy task; for among the ancients


The Statesman
   Part
51 Intro|    lifeless matter, but has the task of managing living animals.
52 Text |       workmen their appropriate task until they have completed
53 Text |        upon me a very difficult task. We have already digressed
54 Text |       No, indeed.~STRANGER: The task of separating this class
55 Text |        would be equal to such a task? No one who really had the
56 Text |  SOCRATES: Clearly.~STRANGER: A task has to be accomplished,


The Symposium
   Part
57 Text |        impose upon Socrates any task which you please, and he
58 Text |     your singularities is not a task which is easy to a man in


Theaetetus
   Part
59 Text |       Is it not one which would task the powers of men perfect
60 Text |         are the midwives, whose task is a very important one,
61 Text |      has to perform some menial task, such as packing up bed-clothes,


Timaeus
   Part
62 Text |         When I had completed my task, I in return imposed this
63 Text |       return imposed this other task upon you. You conferred
64 Text |       gracefully to execute the task which you have imposed upon
65 Text |      and learnt their appointed task, moving in the motion of
66 Text |        so great and difficult a task. Remembering what I said
67 Text |         this will be an arduous task for many reasons, and in
68 Text |      subject would be a serious task; but if, as before, I am