from an aged man; for Critias, at the time
of age, and I was about ten. Now the day
and the poems of several poets were
of Solon, which at that time had not
he thought or so to please Critias, said
of men, but also the noblest of poets. The
at hearing this and said, smiling: Yes,
made poetry the business of his life, and
from Egypt, and had not been compelled,
found stirring in his own country when he
he would have been as famous as
I will tell an old-world story which I heard
of telling it, was as he said, nearly ninety years
was that day of the Apaturia which is called the
to custom our parents gave prizes for recitation
recited by us boys, and many of us sang the poem
gone out of fashion. One of our tribe, either
that in his judgement Solon was not only the wise
old man, as I very well remember, brightened up
Amynander, if Solon had only, like other poets,
had completed the tale which he brought with him
by reason of the factions and troubles with
came home, to attend to other matters, in my
Homer or Hesiod, or any poet.
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Cut-up of an original text, Timaeus, by Plato.
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