Plutarch's essay
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共 147 题- PLUTARCH’S ESSAYS AND MISCELLANIES
- CONTENTS OF VOLUME SECOND.
- WITH THE TRANSLATORS’ NAMES.
- THE BANQUET OF THE SEVEN WISE MEN.
- HOW A YOUNG MAN OUGHT TO HEAR POEMS.
- OF ENVY AND HATRED
- By Mr. P. Lancaster, of Baliol College in Oxford
- HOW TO KNOW A FLATTERER FROM A FRIEND
- By Mr. Tullie, of Queen’s College
- ROMAN QUESTIONS.
- GREEK QUESTIONS.
- OF THE LOVE OF WEALTH.
- CONCERNING THE PROCREATION OF THE SOUL, AS DISCOURSED IN TIMAEUS.
- THAT A PHILOSOPHER OUGHT CHIEFLY TO CONVERSE WITH GREAT MEN.
- A DISCOURSE CONCERNING SOCRATES’S DAEMON.
- OF CURIOSITY, OR AN OVER-BUSY INQUISITIVENESS INTO THINGS IMPERTINENT.
- HOW A MAN MAY BE SENSIBLE OF HIS PROGRESS IN VIRTUE.
- OF FORTUNE
- OF VIRTUE AND VICE
- CONJUGAL PRECEPTS
- INDEX
- PLUTARCH’S MORALS.
- PLUTARCH’S MORALS.
- VOL. II.
- THE BANQUET OF THE SEVEN WISE MEN.
- DIOCLES TO NICARCHUS.
- Hesiod answered readily and extempore in this wise:—
- 18. Gorgias in obedience to his brother’s command began his story thus:—
- HOW A YOUNG MAN OUGHT TO HEAR POEMS.
- They say of the fish called polypus that
- Great Jove is made the treasurer of wars;[18]
- And thus concerning Hecter’s insolent boasting he says,—
- And when he speaks of Pandarus’s shooting, he adds,—
- And therefore also he brings in Ulysses directing the musician thus,—
- And as to what he saith of riches, to wit
- Virtue and honor upon wealth attend;[55]
- May I ne’er live that grievous blessed life;—
- Again, Achilles thus:—
- Struck with his generous wrath, the king replies.[69]
- Except what men think base, there’s nothing ill,[81]
- Hector, of noble form,[89]
- Rouse thee, my limping son![92]
- OF ENVY AND HATRED.
- 7. We shall better understand this from the poising them together.
- HOW TO KNOW A FLATTERER FROM A FRIEND.
- Where Love and all the Graces do reside.[97]
- To enjoy the courtesy of his kindest friend,[98]
- Then sly Ulysses throws away his rags,[100]
- How now, my friend! What, quite another man![101]
- He shares with him his loves, but not his hates,[102]
- Nothing could part our pleasure or our love.[103]
- For things divine take many shapes.[108]
- Command me freely what you will, I’ll do it.[113]
- Scorn all his joy, and laughter all his aim;[119]
- What need is there of friends when Fortune smiles?[121]
- Physician, heal thyself.[128]
- We are not worth one single Hector all.[129]
- Is this the speech of daring Hercules?[132]
- Ah! how unlike his sire is Tydeus’ son![133]
- Unhappy man, by passion overruled;[136]
- You only yielded to the great impulse.[137]
- PLUTARCH, ZEUXIPPUS, THEON, ARISTODEMUS.
- Let’s fix another goal, and at that run.[138]
- Our proper talent is to eat and drink,[139]
- Night to the ablest pilot trouble brings,[141]
- I dread to hear it too, but I must hear.[142]
- I know not which to guess thee, man or God.
- For they can eat good meat, and red wine drink,[149]
- Has no escape beyond the hoary main.[150]
- But I’ll even there think on my dearest friend;[151]
- Made of the shanks of a dead brindled fawn
- But may you all return to mould and wet,[154]
- Impatient love the light that shines on earth,[155]
- They all were overjoyed.[156]
- ROMAN QUESTIONS.
- The earth all Gods in common have?[160]
- GREEK QUESTIONS.
- OF THE LOVE OF WEALTH.
- I do not mean thou shouldst presently
- Whereas Socrates or Diogenes would have said rather:—
- HOW A MAN MAY INOFFENSIVELY PRAISE HIMSELF WITHOUT BEING LIABLE TO ENVY.
- Like some stout boxer, ready with his blow,[172]
- I sacked twelve ample cities on the main;
- Is’t not enough that I’m in fight unskilled?[179]
- Young Men. We now are such; behold us, if you will.[182]
- Weak sons of misery our strength oppose.[184]
- CONCERNING THE PROCREATION OF THE SOUL AS DISCOURSED IN TIMAEUS.[187]
- THE FATHER TO AUTOBULUS AND PLUTARCH WISHETH HEALTH.
- To foreigners agreeable, to citizens a friend;[198]
- THAT A PHILOSOPHER OUGHT CHIEFLY TO CONVERSE WITH GREAT MEN.[200]
- A DISCOURSE CONCERNING SOCRATES’S DAEMON.
- None near the edge of swords will mind such toys.[207]
- As I heard lately from th’ immortal Gods.[208]
- OF CURIOSITY, OR AN OVER-BUSY INQUISITIVENESS INTO THINGS IMPERTINENT.
- Noosed to a lofty beam, she would suspended die.[209]
- And I to hear’t: but yet it must be said.[215]
- How sage and wise art thou, oblivion![216]
- HOW A MAN MAY BE SENSIBLE OF HIS PROGRESS IN VIRTUE.
- MY FRIEND SOSSIUS SENECIO,
- OF FORTUNE.
- MORTALS’ AFFAIRS FORTUNE NOT COUNSEL RULES.[224]
- 3. Imagine that now some one of us should say,
- OF VIRTUE AND VICE.
- It burns without a torch, and hastens crude old age,[230]
- CONJUGAL PRECEPTS.
- PLUTARCH TO POLLIANUS AND EURYDICE SENDETH GREETING.
- END OF VOL. II.
- FOOTNOTES:
- Much of this version is a mere paraphrase. (G.)
- INDEX.
- A.
- Archidamus, i. 4, 74, 218, 404; ii. 379 _et seq._
- Atheism and superstition compared, i. 168 _et seq._
- Autobulus, v. 156 _et seq._
- B.
- C.
- Caphisias, ii. 379 _et seq._
- D.
- Diogenianus, iii. 71, 73, _et seq._
- E.
- F.
- G.
- Gryllus, v. 218 _et seq._
- H.
- History of music, i. 104 _et seq._
- Horus, son of Osiris, iv. 80, 114 _et seq._
- I.
- J.
- L.
- Light, of reflected, iii. 168, 169; v. 236 _et seq._
- M.
- Mirrors, causes and reasons of, iii. 169; v. 236 _et seq._
- N.
- O.
- P.
- Pisias, of love, iv. 270 _et seq._
- Q.
- R.
- S.
- T.
- U.
- V.
- Vision, doctrine of, iii. 168; v. 236 _et seq._
- W.
- X.
- Y.
- Z.