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repeating the same old talk;'13' Socrates; which I used to hear from you
long ago?
'13' This tale is repeated by Dio Chrys。 〃Or。〃 III。 i。 109。 Cf。 Plat。
〃Gorg。〃 490 E。
Yes (answered Socrates); and what is still more strange; Hippias; it is
not only the same old talk but about the same old subjects。 Now you; I
daresay; through versatility of knowledge;'14' never say the same thing
twice over on the same subject?
'14' Or; 〃such is the breadth of your learning;〃 {polumathes}。 Cf。
Plat。 〃Hipp。 maj。〃
To be sure (he answered); my endeavour is to say something new on
all occasions。
What (he asked) about things which you know; as for instance in a
case of spelling; if any one asks you; 〃How many letters in Socrates; and
what is their order?〃'15' I suppose you try to run off one string of letters
to…day and to…morrow another? or to a question of arithmetic; 〃Does twice
five make ten?〃 your answer to…day will differ from that of ye
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