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patient's heart immense delight。'10'







'9' 〃Their mightinesses;〃 or as we might say; 〃their serene



    highnesses。〃 Cf。 Thuc。 ii。 65。







'10' 〃The greatest jubilance。〃







Or say; they are the givers of two gifts which shall be like in all



respects。 It is plain enough in this case also that 〃the gracious



favour〃 of his royal highness; even if halved; would more than



counterbalance the whole value of the commoner's 〃donation。〃'11'







'11' Or; 〃half the great man's 'bounty' more than outweighs the small



    man's present。〃 For {dorema} cf。 Aristot。 〃N。 E。〃 I。 ix。 2;



    〃happiness 。 。 。 a free gift of God to men。〃







Nay; as it seems to me; an honour from the gods; a grace divine; is



shed about the path of him the hero…ruler。'12' Not only does command



itself ennoble manhood; but we gaze on him with other eyes and find



the fair within him yet more fair who is to…day a prince and was but



yesterday a private citizen。'13' Again; it is a prouder satisfaction



doubtless to hold debate with those who are preferred to us in honour



than with people on an equal footing with ourselves。







'12' Lit。 〃attends the footsteps of the princely ruler。〃 Cf。 〃Cyrop。〃



    II。 i。 23; Plat。 〃Laws;〃 667 B; for a similar metaphorical use of



    the word。







'13' {to arkhein}; 〃his princely power makes him more noble as a man;



    and we behold him fairer exercising rule than when he functioned



    as a common citizen。〃 Reading {kallio}; or if {edion}; transl。 〃we



    feast our eyes more greedily upon him。〃







Why; the minion (with regard to whom you had the gravest fault to find



with tyranny); the favourite of a ruler; is least apt to quarrel'14'



with gray hairs: the very blemishes of one who is a prince soon cease



to be discounted in their intercourse。'15'







'14' Lit。 〃feels least disgust at age〃; i。e。 his patron's years and



    wrinkles。







'15' Cf。 Plat。 〃Phaedr。〃 231 B。







The fact is; to have reached the zenith of distinction in itself lends



ornament;'16' nay; a lustre effacing what is harsh and featureless and



rude; and making true beauty yet more splendid。







'16' Or; 〃The mere prestige of highest worship helps to adorn。〃 See



    Aristot。 〃N。 E。〃 xi。 17。 As to {auto to tetimesthai m。 s。} I think



    it is the {arkhon} who is honoured by the rest of men; which



    {time} helps to adorn him。 Others seem to think it is the



    {paidika} who is honoured by the {arkhon}。 If so; transl。: 〃The



    mere distinction; the privilege alone of being highly honoured;



    lends embellishment;〃 etc。







Since then; by aid of equal ministrations; you are privileged to win



not equal but far deeper gratitude: it would seem to follow;



considering the vastly wider sphere of helpfulness which lies before



you as administrators; and the far grander scale of your largesses; I



say it naturally pertains to you to find yourselves much more beloved



than ordinary mortals; or if not; why not?







Hiero took up the challenge and without demur made answer: For this



good reason; best of poets; necessity constrains us; far more than



ordinary people; to be busybodies。 We are forced to meddle with



concerns which are the very fount and springhead of half the hatreds



of mankind。







We have moneys to exact if we would meet our necessary expenses。



Guards must be impressed and sentinels posted wherever there is need



of watch and ward。 We have to chastise evil…doers; we must put a stop



to those who would wax insolent。'17' And when the season for swift



action comes; and it is imperative to expedite a force by land or sea;



at such a crisis it will not do for us to entrust the affair to easy…



goers。







'17' Or; 〃curb the over…proud in sap and blood。〃







Further than that; the man who is a tyrant must have mercenaries; and



of all the burdens which the citizens are called upon to bear there is



none more onerous than this; since nothing will induce them to believe



these people are supported by the tyrant to add to his and their



prestige;'18' but rather for the sake of his own selfishness and



greed。







'18' Reading with Breit。 {eis timas}; or if the vulg。 {isotimous};



    transl。 〃as equal merely to themselves in privilege〃; or if with



    Schenkl (and Holden; ed。 3) {isotimias}; transl。 〃their firm



    persuasion is these hirelings are not supported by the tyrant in



    the interests of equality but of undue influence。〃















IX







To these arguments Simonides in turn made answer: Nay; Hiero; I am far



from stating that you have not all these divers matters to attend to。



They are serious duties;'1' I admit。 But still; what strikes me is; if



half these grave responsibilities do lend themselves undoubtedly to



hatred;'2' the remaining half are altogether gratifying。 Thus; to



teach others'3' arts of highest virtue; and to praise and honour each



most fair performance of the same; that is a type of duty not to be



discharged save graciously。 Whilst; on the other hand; to scold at



people guilty of remissness; to drive and fine and chasten; these are



proceedings doubtless which go hand in hand with hate and bitterness。







'1' Cf。 〃Econ。〃 vii。 41。







'2' Or; 〃tend indisputably to enmity。〃







'3' Or; 〃people;〃 〃the learner。〃







What I would say then to the hero…ruler is: Wherever force is needed;



the duty of inflicting chastisement should be assigned to others; but



the distribution of rewards and prizes must be kept in his own



hands。'4'







'4' Cf。 〃Cyrop。〃 VIII。 ii。 27; ib。 i。 18; 〃Hipparch;〃 i。 26。







Common experience attests the excellence of such a system。'5' Thus



when we'6' wish to set on foot a competition between choruses;'7' it



is the function of the archon'8' to offer prizes; whilst to the



choregoi'9' is assigned the duty of assembling the members of the



band;'10' and to others'11' that of teaching and applying force to



those who come behindhand in their duties。 There; then; you have the



principle at once: The gracious and agreeable devolves on him who



rules; the archon; the repellent counterpart'12' on others。 What is



there to prevent the application of the principle to matters politic



in general?'13'







'5' Or; 〃current incidents bear witness to the beauty of the



    principle。〃







'6' {emin}。 The author makes Simonides talk as an Athenian。







'7' Lit。 〃when we wish our sacred choirs to compete。〃







'8' Or; 〃magistrate〃; at Athens the Archon Eponymos。 See Boeckh; 〃P。



    E。 A。〃 p。 454 foll。 Al。 the {athlethetai}。 See Pollux; viii。 93;



    cf。 Aeschin。 〃c。 Ctes。〃 13。







'9' Or more correctly at Athens the choragoi = leaders of the chorus。







'10' i。e。 the choreutai。







'11' Sc。 the choro…didaskaloi; or chorus…masters。







'12' {ta antitupa}; 〃the repellent obverse;〃 〃the seamy side。〃 Cf。



    Theogn。 1244; {ethos ekhon solion pistios antitupon}。 〃Hell。〃 VI。



    iii。 11。







'13' Or; 〃Well then; what reason is there why other matters of



    political concernall other branches of our civic life; in fact



    should not be carried out on this same principle?〃







All states as units are divided into tribes ({thulas}); or regiments



({moras}); or companies ({lokhous}); and there are officers



({arkhontes}) appointed in command of each division。'14'







'14' e。g。 Attica into ten phylae; Lacedaemon into six morae; Thebes



    and Argos into lochi。 See Aristot。 〃Pol。〃 v。 8 (Jowett; i。 166);

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