and　yet　be　powerless。〃
  ＇21＇　Cf。　Plat。　〃Rep。〃　ix。　579　B：　〃His　soul　is　dainty　and　greedy；　and
  yet　he　only　of　all　men　is　never　allowed　to　go　on　a　journey；　or　to
  see　things　which　other　free　men　desire　to　see；　but　he　lives　in　his
  hole　like　a　woman　hidden　in　the　house；　and　is　jealous　of　any　other
  citizen　who　goes　into　foreign　parts　and　sees　things　of　interest〃
  （Jowett）。
  Perhaps　you　will　retort：　〃Why　should　he　trouble　to　go　abroad　to　seek
  for　such　things？　They　are　sure　to　come　to　him；　although　he　stops　at
  home。〃　Yes；　Simonides；　that　is　so　far　true；　a　small　percentage　of　them
  no　doubt　will；　and　this　scant　moiety　will　be　sold　at　so　high　a　price
  to　the　despotic　monarch；　that　the　exhibitor　of　the　merest　trifle　looks
  to　receive　from　the　imperial　pocket；　within　the　briefest　interval；　ten
  times　more　than　he　can　hope　to　win　from　all　the　rest　of　mankind　in　a
  lifetime；　and　then　he　will　be　off。＇22＇
  ＇22＇　Lit。　〃to　get　from　the　tyrant　all　in　a　moment　many　times　more　than
  he　will　earn　from　all　the　rest　of　mankind　in　a　whole　lifetime；　and
  depart。〃
  To　which　Simonides：　Well；　granted　you　have　the　worst　of　it　in　sights
  and　sightseeing；　yet；　you　must　admit　you　are　large　gainers　through　the
  sense　of　hearing；　you　who　are　never　stinted　of　that　sweetest　of　all
  sounds；＇23＇　the　voice　of　praise；　since　all　around　you　are　for　ever
  praising　everything　you　do　and　everything　you　say。　Whilst；　conversely；
  to　that　most　harsh　and　grating　of　all　sounds；　the　language　of　abuse；
  your　ears　are　sealed；　since　no　one　cares　to　speak　evil　against　a
  monarch　to　his　face。
  ＇23＇　Cf。　Cic。　〃pro　Arch。〃　20；　〃Themistoclem　illum　dixisse　aiunt　cum　ex
  eo　quaereretur；　'quod　acroama　aut　cujus　vocem　libentissime
  audiret'：　'ejus；　a　quo　sua　virtus　optime　praedicaretur。'〃
  Then　Hiero：　And　what　pleasure　do　you　suppose　mere　abstinence　from　evil
  words　implies；　when　it　is　an　open　secret　that　those　silent　persons　are
  cherishing　all　evil　thoughts　against　the　tyrant？＇24＇　What　mirth；　do
  you　imagine；　is　to　be　extracted　from　their　panegyrics　who　are
  suspected　of　bestowing　praise　out　of　mere　flattery？
  ＇24＇　〃One　knows　plainly　that　these　dumb　attendants　stand　there　like
  mutes；　but　harbour　every　evil　thought　against　their　autocratic
  lord。〃
  Simonides　made　answer：　Yes；　I　must　indeed　admit；　I　do　concede　to　you；
  that　praise　alone　is　sweetest　which　is　breathed　from　lips　of　free　men
  absolutely　free。　But；　look　you；　here　is　a　point：　you　will　find　it　hard
  to　persuade　another；　that　you　despots；　within　the　limits　of　those
  things　whereby　we　one　and　all　sustain　our　bodies；　in　respect；　that　is；
  of　meats　and　drinks；　have　not　a　far　wider　range　of　pleasures。
  Yes；　Simonides　（he　answered）；　and　what　is　more；　I　know　the　explanation
  of　the　common　verdict。　The　majority　have　come　to　the　conclusion　that
  we　monarchs　eat　and　drink　with　greater　pleasure　than　do　ordinary
  people；　because　they　have　got　the　notion；　they　themselves　would　make　a
  better　dinner　off　the　viands　served　at　our　tables　than　their　own。　And
  doubtless　some　break　in　the　monotony　gives　a　fillip　of　pleasure。　And
  that　explains　why　folk　in　general　look　forward　with　pleasure　to　high
  days　and　holy　daysmankind　at　large；　but　not　the　despot；　his　well…
  stocked　table　groaning　from　day　to　day　under　its　weight　of　viands
  admits　of　no　state　occasions。　So　that；　as　far　as　this　particular
  pleasure；　to　begin　with；　goes；　the　pleasure　of　anticipation；　the
  monarch　is　at　disadvantage　compared　with　private　people。
  And　in　the　next　place　（he　continued）；　I　am　sure　your　own　experience
  will　bear　me　out　so　far：　the　more　viands　set　before　a　man　at　table
  （beyond　what　are　sufficient）；＇25＇　the　more　quickly　will　satiety　of
  eating　overtake　him。　So　that　in　actual　duration　of　the　pleasure；　he
  with　his　many　dishes　has　less　to　boast　of　than　the　moderate　liver。
  ＇25＇　｛ta　peritta　ton　ikanon｝。　These　words　Hartm。　op。　cit。　p。　254；
  regards　as　an　excrescence。
  Yes；　but　good　gracious！　surely　（broke　in　Simonides）；　during　the　actual
  time；＇26＇　before　the　appetite　is　cloyed；　the　gastronomic　pleasure
  derived　from　the　costlier　bill　of　fare　far　exceeds　that　of　the　cheaper
  dinner…table。
  ＇26＇　Lit。　〃so　long　as　the　soul　（i。e。　the　appetite）　accepts　with
  pleasure　the　viands〃；　i。e。　there's　an　interval；　at　any　rate；
  during　which　〃such　as　my　soul　delights　in〃　can　still　apply　and　for
  so　long。
  But；　as　a　matter　of　plain　logic　（Hiero　retorted）；　should　you　not　say；
  the　greater　the　pleasure　a　man　feels　in　any　business；　the　more
  enthusiastic　his　devotion　to　it？
  That　is　quite　true　（he　answered）。
  Hiero。　Then　have　you　ever　noticed　that　crowned　heads　display　more
  pleasure　in　attacking　the　bill　of　fare　provided　them；　than　private
  persons　theirs？
  No；　rather　the　reverse　（the　poet　answered）；　if　anything；　they　show　a
  less　degree　of　gusto；＇27＇　unless　they　are　vastly　libelled。
  ＇27＇　〃No；　not　more　pleasure；　but　exceptional　fastidiousness；　if　what
  people　say　is　true。〃　｛agleukesteron｝；　said　ap。　Suid。　to　be　a
  Sicilian　word　=　〃more　sourly。〃
  Well　（Hiero　continued）；　and　all　these　wonderfully…made　dishes　which
  are　set　before　the　tyrant；　or　nine…tenths　of　them；　perhaps　you　have
  observed；　are　combinations　of　things　acid　to　the　taste；　or　pungent；　or
  astringent；　or　akin　to　these？＇28＇
  ＇28＇　Lit。　〃and　their　congeners；〃　〃their　analogues；〃　e。g。　〃curries；
  pickles；　bitters；　peppery　condiments。〃
  To　be　sure　they　are　（he　answered）；　unnatural　viands；　one　and　all；　in
  my　opinion；　most　alien　to　ordinary　palates。＇29＇
  ＇29＇　Or；　〃unsuited　to　man's　taste；〃　〃'caviare　to　the　general'　I　name
  them。〃
  Hiero。　In　fact；　these　condiments　can　only　be　regarded　as　the
  cravings＇30＇　of　a　stomach　weakened　by　luxurious　living；　since　I　am
  quite　sure　that　keen　appetites　（and　you；　I　fancy；　know　it　well　too）
  have　not　the　slightest　need　for　all　these　delicate　made　things。
  ＇30＇　Cf。　Plat。　〃Laws；〃　687　C；　〃Hipp。〃　ii。　44。　Lit。　〃can　you　in　fact
  regard　these　condiments　as　other　than　。　。　。〃　See　Holden　ad　loc。
  （ed。　1888）；　Hartm。　op。　cit。　p。　259；　suggests　｛enthumemata｝；
  〃inventions。〃
  It　is　true；　at　any　rate　（observed　Simonides）；　about　those　costly
  perfumes；　with　which　your　persons　are　anointed；　that　your　neighbours
  rather　than　yourselves　extract　enjoyment　from　them；　just　as　the
  unpleasant　odour　of　some　meats　is　not　so　obvious　to　the　eater　as　to
  those　who　come　in　contact　with　him。
  Hiero。　Good；　and　on　this　principle　we　say　of　meats；　that　he　who　is
  provided　with　all　sorts　on　all　occasions　brings　no　appetite　to　any　of
  them。　He　rather　to　whom　these　things　are　rarities；　that　is　the　man
  who；　when　some　unfamiliar　thing　is　put　before　him；　will　take　his　fill
  of　it　with　pleasure。＇31＇
  ＇31＇　｛meta　kharas｝。　Cf。　Aesch。　Fr。　237；　｛stomatos　en　prote　khara｝；　of
  a　hungry　man；　〃Od。〃　xvii。　603。
  It　looks　very　much　（interposed　Simonides）　as　if　the　sole　pleasure　left
  you　to　explain　the　vulgar　ambition　to　wear　a　crown；　must　be　that　named
  after　Aphrodite。　For　in　this　field　it　is　your　privilege　to　consort
  with　whatever　fairest　fair　your　eyes　may　light　on。
  Hiero。　Nay；　now　you　have　named　that　one　thing　of　all　others；　take　my
  word　for　it；　in　which　we　princes　are　worse　off　than　lesser　people。＇32＇
  ＇32＇　Reading　｛saph'　isthi｝；　or　if　as　Cobet　conj。　｛saphestata｝；　transl。
  〃are　at　a　disadvantage　most　clearly　by　comparison　with　ordinary
  folk。〃
  To　name　marriage　first。　I　presume　a　marriage＇33＇　which　is　contracted
  with　some　great　family；　superior　in　wealth　and　influence；　bears　away
  the　palm；　since　it　confers　upon　the　bridegroom　not　pleasure　only　but
  distinction。＇34＇　Next　comes　the　marriage　made　with　equals；　and　last；
  wedlock　with　inferiors；　which　is　apt　to　be　regarded　as　degrading　and
  disserviceable。
  ＇33＇　Cf。　〃Hunting；〃　i。　9。　Holden　cf。　Eur。　〃Rhes。〃　168；　〃Androm。〃　1255。
  ＇34＇　Cf。　Dem。　〃in　Lept。〃　S。　69；　p。　499。　See　Plat。　〃Rep。〃　553　C。
  Now　for　the　application：　a　despotic　monarch；　unless　he　weds　some
  foreign　bride；　is　forced　to　choose　a　wife　from　those　beneath　him；　so
  that　the　height　of　satisfaction　is　denied　him。＇35＇
  ＇35＇　Al。　〃supreme　content；　the　quintessential　bliss；　is　quite　unknown
  to　him。〃
  The　tender　service　of　the　proudest…souled　of　women；　wifely　rendered；