changes　of　raiment；　and　the　warm　bath；　and　love　and　sleep〃
  （Butcher　and　Lang）。
  ＇6＇　Reading　as　vulg。　｛epithumias｝。　Breit。　cf。　〃Mem。〃　III。　ix。　7；　Plat。
  〃Phaed。〃　116　E；　〃he　has　eaten　and　drunk　and　enjoyed　the　society　of
  his　beloved〃　（Jowett）。　See　〃Symp。〃　the　finale；　or　if；　after　Weiske
  and　Cobet；　｛euthumias｝；　transl。　〃to　the　general　hilarity　of　myself
  and　the　whole　company〃　（cf。　〃Cyrop。〃　I。　iii。　12；　IV。　v。　7）；　but
  this　is　surely　a　bathos　rhetorically。
  ＇7＇　Or；　〃a　worse　perplexity。〃　See　〃Hell。〃　VII。　iii。　8。
  For　terror；　you　know；　not　only　is　a　source　of　pain　indwelling　in　the
  breast　itself；　but；　ever　in　close　attendance；　shadowing　the　path；＇8＇
  becomes　the　destroyer　of　all　sweet　joys。
  ＇8＇　Reading　｛sumparakolouthon　lumeon｝。　Stob。　gives　｛sumparomarton
  lumanter｝。　For　the　sentiment　cf。　〃Cyrop。〃　III。　i。　25。
  And　if　you　know　anything　of　war；　Simonides；　and　war's　alarms；　if　it
  was　your　fortune　ever　to　be　posted　close　to　the　enemy's　lines；＇9＇　try
  to　recall　to　mind　what　sort　of　meals　you　made　at　those　times；　with
  what　sort　of　slumber　you　courted　rest。　Be　assured；　there　are　no　pains
  you　then　experienced；　no　horrors　to　compare　with　those　that　crowd　upon
  the　despot；　who　sees　or　seems　to　see　fierce　eyes　of　enemies　glare　at
  him；　not　face　to　face　alone；　but　from　every　side。
  ＇9＇　Or；　〃in　the　van　of　battle；　opposite　the　hostile　lines。〃
  He　had　spoken　so　far；　when　Simonides　took　up　the　thread　of　the
  discourse；　replying：　Excellently　put。　A　part　I　must　admit；　of　what　you
  say；　since　war　is　terrible。　Yet；　Hiero；　you　forget。　When　we；　at　any
  rate；　are　out　campaigning；　we　have　a　custom；　we　place　sentinels　at　the
  outposts；　and　when　the　watch　is　set；　we　take　our　suppers　and　turn　in
  undauntedly。
  And　Hiero　answered：　Yes；　I　can　well　believe　you；　for　the　laws　are　the
  true　outposts；＇10＇　who　guard　the　sentinels；　keeping　their　fears　alive
  both　for　themselves　and　in　behalf　of　you。　Whereas　the　tyrant　hires　his
  guards　for　pay　like　harvest　labourers。＇11＇　Now　of　all　functions；　all
  abilities；　none；　I　presume；　is　more　required　of　a　guard　than　that　of
  faithfulness；　and　yet　one　faithful　man　is　a　commodity　more　hard　to
  find　than　scores　of　workmen　for　any　sort　of　work　you　like　to　name；＇12＇
  and　the　more　so；　when　the　guards　in　question　are　not　forthcoming
  except　for　money's　sake；＇13＇　and　when　they　have　it　in　their　power　to
  get　far　more　in　far　less　time　by　murdering　the　despot　than　they　can
  hope　to　earn　by　lengthened　service　in　protecting　him。
  ＇10＇　Or；　〃beyond　the　sentinels　themselves　is　set　the　outpost　of　the
  laws；　who　watch　the　watch。〃
  ＇11＇　Or；　〃ten…day　labourers　in　harvest…time。〃
  ＇12＇　Or；　〃but　to　discover　one　single　faithful　man　is　far　more
  difficult　than　scores　of　labourers　in　any　field　of　work　you
  please。〃
  ＇13＇　Or；　〃are　merely　hirelings　for　filthy　lucre's　sake。〃
  And　as　to　that　which　roused　your　envyour　ability；　as　you　call　it；　to
  benefit　our　friends　most　largely；　and　beyond　all　else；　to　triumph　over
  our　foeshere；　again；　matters　are　not　as　you　suppose。
  How；　for　instance；　can　you　hope　to　benefit　your　friends；　when　you　may
  rest　assured　the　very　friend　whom　you　have　made　most　your　debtor　will
  be　the　happiest　to　quit　your　sight　as　fast　as　may　be？　since　nobody
  believes　that　anything　a　tyrant　gives　him　is　indeed　his　own；　until　he
  is　well　beyond　the　donor's　jurisdiction。
  So　much　for　friends；　and　as　to　enemies　conversely。　How　can　you　say
  〃most　power　of　triumphing　over　our　enemies；〃　when　every　tyrant　knows
  full　well　they　are　all　his　enemies；　every　man　of　them；　who　are
  despotically　ruled　by　him？　And　to　put　the　whole　of　them　to　death　or　to
  imprison　them　is　hardly　possible；　or　who　will　be　his　subjects
  presently？　Not　so；　but　knowing　they　are　his　enemies；　he　must　perform
  this　dexterous　feat：＇14＇　he　must　keep　them　at　arm's　length；　and　yet　be
  compelled　to　lean　upon　them。
  ＇14＇　Lit。　〃he　must　at　one　and　the　same　moment　guard　against　them；　and
  yet　be　driven　also　to　depend　upon　them。〃
  But　be　assured；　Simonides；　that　when　a　tyrant　fears　any　of　his
  citizens；　he　is　in　a　strait；　it　is　ill　work　to　see　them　living　and　ill
  work　to　put　them　to　the　death。　Just　as　might　happen　with　a　horse；　a
  noble　beast；　but　there　is　that　in　him　makes　one　fear　he　will　do　some
  mischief　presently　past　curing。＇15＇　His　very　virtue　makes　it　hard　to
  kill　the　creature；　and　yet　to　turn　him　to　account　alive　is　also　hard；
  so　careful　must　one　be；　he　does　not　choose　the　thick　of　danger　to　work
  irreparable　harm。　And　this；　further；　doubtless　holds　of　all　goods　and
  chattels；　which　are　at　once　a　trouble　and　a　benefit。　If　painful　to
  their　owners　to　possess；　they　are　none　the　less　a　source　of　pain　to
  part　with。
  ＇15＇　Lit。　〃good　but　fearful　（i。e。　he　makes　one　fear）；　he　will　some　day
  do　some　desperate　mischief。〃
  VII
  Now　when　he　had　heard　these　reasonings；　Simonides　replied：　O　Hiero；
  there　is　a　potent　force；　it　would　appear；　the　name　of　which　is　honour；
  so　attractive　that　human　beings　strain　to　grasp　it；＇1＇　and　in　the
  effort　they　will　undergo　all　pains；　endure　all　perils。　It　would
  further　seem　that　even　you；　you　tyrants；　in　spite　of　all　that　sea　of
  trouble　which　a　tyranny　involves；　rush　headlong　in　pursuit　of　it。　You
  must　be　honoured。　All　the　world　shall　be　your　ministers；　they　shall
  carry　out　your　every　injunction　with　unhestitating　zeal。＇2＇　You　shall
  be　the　cynosure　of　neighbouring　eyes；　men　shall　rise　from　their　seats
  at　your　approach；　they　shall　step　aside　to　yield　you　passage　in　the
  streets。＇3＇　All　present　shall　at　all　times　magnify　you；＇4＇　and　shall
  pay　homage　to　you　both　with　words　and　deeds。　Those；　I　take　it；　are
  ever　the　kind　of　things　which　subjects　do　to　please　the　monarch；＇5＇
  and　thus　they　treat　each　hero　of　the　moment；　whom　they　strive　to
  honour。＇6＇
  ＇1＇　Lit。　〃that　human　beings　will　abide　all　risks　and　undergo　all　pains
  to　clutch　the　bait。〃
  ＇2＇　Cf。　〃Cyrop。〃　II。　iii。　8；　VIII。　i。　29。
  ＇3＇　Cf。　〃Mem。〃　II。　iii。　16；　〃Cyrop。〃　VII。　v。　20。
  ＇4＇　｛gerairosi｝；　poetic。　Cf。　〃Cyrop。〃　VIII。　i。　39；　〃Hell。〃　I。　vii。　33；
  〃Econ。〃　iv。　8；　〃Herod。〃　v。　67；　Pind。　〃O。〃　iii。　3；　v。　11；　〃N。〃　v。
  15；　〃Od。〃　xiv。　437；　441；　〃Il。〃　vii。　321；　Plat。　〃Rep。〃　468　D；
  quoting　〃Il。〃　vii。　321。
  ＇5＇　Reading　｛tois　turannois｝；　or　if　｛tous　turannous｝；　after　Cobet；
  〃That　is　how　they　treat　crowned　heads。〃
  ＇6＇　Cf。　Tennyson；　〃Ode　on　the　Death　of　the　Duke　of　Wellington〃：
  With　honour；　honour；　honour　to　him；
  Eternal　honour　to　his　name。
  Yes；　Hiero；　and　herein　precisely　lies　the　difference　between　a　man　and
  other　animals；　in　this　outstretching　after　honour。＇7＇　Since；　it　would
  seem；　all　living　creatures　alike　take　pleasure　in　meats　and　drinks；　in
  sleep　and　sexual　joys。　Only　the　love　of　honour　is　implanted　neither　in
  unreasoning　brutes＇8＇　nor　universally　in　man。　But　they　in　whose　hearts
  the　passion　for　honour　and　fair　fame　has　fallen　like　a　seed；　these
  unmistakably＇9＇　are　separated　most　widely　from　the　brutes。　These　may
  claim　to　be　called　men；＇10＇　not　human　beings　merely。　So　that；　in　my
  poor　judgment；　it　is　but　reasonable　you　should　submit　to　bear　the
  pains　and　penalties　of　royalty；　since　you　are　honoured　far　beyond　all
  other　mortal　men。　And　indeed　no　pleasure　known　to　man　would　seem　to　be
  nearer　that　of　gods　than　the　delight＇11＇　which　centres　in　proud
  attributes。
  ＇7＇　Or；　〃in　this　strong　aspiration　after　honour。〃　Holden　aptly　cf。
  〃Spectator；〃　No。　467：　〃The　love　of　praise　is　a　passion　deeply
  fixed　in　the　mind　of　every　extraordinary　person；　and　those　who　are
  most　affected　with　it　seem　most　to　partake　of　that　particle　of　the
  divinity　which　distinguishes　mankind　from　the　inferior　creation。〃
  ＇8＇　｛alogous｝；　i。e。　〃without　speach　and　reason〃；　cf。　modern　Greek　｛o
  alogos｝　=　the　horse　（sc。　the　animal　par　excellence）。　See
  〃Horsemanship；〃　viii。　14。
  ＇9＇　｛ede｝；　〃ipso　facto。〃
  ＇10＇　See　〃Anab。〃　I。　vii。　4；　Frotscher　ap。　Breit。　cf。　Cic。　〃ad　Fam。〃　v。
  17。　5；　〃ut　et　hominem　te　et　virum　esse　meminisses。〃
  ＇11＇　Or；　〃joyance。〃
  To　these　arguments　Hiero　replied：　Nay；　but；　Simonides；　the　honours　and
  proud　attributes　bestowed　on　tyrants　have　much　in　common　with　their
  love…makings；　as　I　described　them。　Like　honours　like　loves；