proud　attributes　bestowed　on　tyrants　have　much　in　common　with　their
  love…makings；　as　I　described　them。　Like　honours　like　loves；　the　pair
  are　of　a　piece。
  For　just　as　the　ministrations　won　from　loveless　hearts＇12＇　are　felt　to
  be　devoid　of　grace；　and　embraces　forcibly　procured　are　sweet　no
  longer；　so　the　obsequious　cringings　of　alarm　are　hardly　honours。　Since
  how　shall　we　assert　that　people　who　are　forced　to　rise　from　their
  seats　do　really　rise　to　honour　those　whom　they　regard　as　malefactors？
  or　that　these　others　who　step　aside　to　let　their　betters　pass　them　in
  the　street；　desire　thus　to　show　respect　to　miscreants？＇13＇　And　as　to
  gifts；　it　is　notorious；　people　commonly　bestow　them　largely　upon　those
  they　hate；　and　that　too　when　their　fears　are　gravest；　hoping　to　avert
  impending　evil。　Nay；　these　are　nothing　more　nor　less　than　acts　of
  slavery；　and　they　may　fairly　be　set　down　as　such。
  ＇12＇　Or；　〃the　compliance　of　cold　lips　where　love　is　not　reciprocated
  is　。　。　。〃
  ＇13＇　Or；　〃to　rank　injustice。〃
  But　honours　have　a　very　different　origin；＇14＇　as　different　to　my　mind
  as　are　the　sentiments　to　which　they　give　expression。　See　how；　for
  instance；　men　of　common　mould　will　single　out　a　man；　who　is　a　man；＇15＇
  they　feel；　and　competent　to　be　their　benefactor；　one　from　whom　they
  hope　to　reap　rich　blessings。　His　name　lives　upon　their　lips　in　praise。
  As　they　gaze　at　him；　each　one　among　them　sees　in　him　a　private
  treasure。　Spontaneously　they　yield　him　passage　in　the　streets。　They
  rise　from　their　seats　to　do　him　honour；　out　of　love　not　fear；　they
  crown　him　for　his　public＇16＇　virtue's　sake　and　benefactions。　They
  shower　gifts　upon　him　of　their　own　free　choice。　These　same　are　they
  who；　if　my　definition　holds；　may　well　be　said　to　render　honour　to
  their　hero　by　such　service；　whilst　he　that　is　held　worthy　of　these
  services　is　truly　honoured。　And　for　my　part　I　can　but　offer　my
  congratulations　to　him。　〃God　bless　him；〃　say　I；　perceiving　that　so　far
  from　being　the　butt　of　foul　conspiracy；　he　is　an　object　of　anxiety　to
  all；　lest　evil　should　betide　him；　and　so　he　pursues　the　even　tenour　of
  his　days　in　happiness　exempt　from　fears　and　jealousy＇17＇　and　risk。　But
  the　current　of　the　tyrant's　life　runs　differently。　Day　and　night；　I　do
  assure　you；　Simonides；　he　lives　like　one　condemned　by　the　general
  verdict　of　mankind　to　die　for　his　iniquity。
  ＇14＇　Lit。　〃Honours　would　seem　to　be　the　outcome　and　expression　of
  conditions　utterly　remote　from　these；　in　fact　their　very
  opposites。〃
  ＇15＇　Cf。　Napoleon's　accost　of　Goethe；　〃Vous　etes　un　homme；〃　and　〃as
  Goethe　left　the　room；　Napoleon　repeated　to　Berthier　and　Daru；
  'Voila　un　homme！'〃　（〃The　Life　of　Goethe；〃　Lewes；　p。　500）。
  ＇16＇　Reading　｛koines｝；　which　ought　to　mean　〃common　to　them　and　him〃；
  if　with　Cobet　｛koine｝；　〃in　public　crown　him　for　his　virtue's　sake；
  a　benefactor。〃
  ＇17＇　Or；　〃without　reproach。〃
  Now　when　Simonides　had　listened　to　these　reasonings　to　the　end；＇18＇　he
  answered：　How　is　it；　Hiero；　if　to　play　the　tyrant　is　a　thing　so
  villainous；＇19＇　and　that　is　your　final　judgment；　how　comes　it　you　are
  not　quit　of　so　monstrous　an　evil？　Neither　you；　nor；　for　that　matter；
  any　monarch　else　I　ever　heard　of；　having　once　possessed　the　power；　did
  ever　of　his　own　free　will　divest　himself　of　sovereignty。　How　is　that；
  Hiero？
  ＇18＇　Cf。　〃Econ。〃　xi。　1。
  ＇19＇　Or；　〃if　to　monarchise　and　play　the　despot。〃
  For　one　simple　reason　（the　tyrant　answered）；　and　herein　lies　the
  supreme　misery　of　despotic　power；　it　is　not　possible　even　to　be　quit
  of　it。＇20＇　How　could　the　life　of　any　single　tyrant　suffice　to　square
  the　account？　How　should　he　pay　in　full　to　the　last　farthing　all　the
  moneys　of　all　whom　he　has　robbed？　with　what　chains　laid　upon　him　make
  requital　to　all　those　he　has　thrust　into　felons'　quarters？＇21＇　how
  proffer　lives　enough　to　die　in　compensation　of　the　dead　men　he　has
  slain？　how　die　a　thousand　deaths？
  ＇20＇　Holden　aptly　cf。　Plut。　〃Sol。〃　14；　｛kalon　men　einai　ten　torannida
  khorion；　ouk　ekhein　de　apobasin｝；　〃it　was　true　a　tyrrany　was　a
  very　fair　spot；　but　it　had　no　way　down　from　it〃　（Clough；　i。　p。
  181）。
  ＇21＇　Or；　〃how　undergo　in　his　own　person　the　imprisonments　he　has
  inflicted？〃　Reading　｛antipaskhoi｝；　or　if　｛antiparaskhoi｝；　transl。
  〃how　could　he　replace　in　his　own　person　the　exact　number　of
  imprisonments　which　he　has　inflicted　on　others？〃
  Ah；　no！　Simonides　（he　added）；　if　to　hang　one's　self　outright　be　ever
  gainful　to　pour　mortal　soul；　then；　take　my　word　for　it；　that　is　the
  tyrant's　remedy：　there's　none　better　suited＇22＇　to　his　case；　since　he
  alone　of　all　men　is　in　this　dilemma；　that　neither　to　keep　nor　lay
  aside　his　troubles　profits　him。
  ＇22＇　Or；　〃nought　more　profitable　to　meet　the　case。〃　The　author　plays
  on　｛lusitelei｝　according　to　his　wont。
  VIII
  Here　Simonides　took　up　the　thread　of　the　discourse＇1＇　as　follows：　That
  for　the　moment；　Hiero；　you　should　be　out　of　heart　regarding　tyranny＇2＇
  I　do　not　wonder；　since　you　have　a　strong　desire　to　be　loved　by　human
  beings；　and　you　are　persuaded　that　it　is　your　office　which　balks　the
  realisation　of　your　dream。
  ＇1＇　Al。　〃took　up　the　speaker　thus。〃
  ＇2＇　〃In　reference　to　despotic　rule。〃
  Now；　however；　I　am　no　less　certain　I　can　prove　to　you　that
  government＇3＇　implies　no　obstacle　to　being　loved；　but　rather　holds　the
  advantage　over　private　life　so　far。　And　whilst　investigating　if　this
  be　really　so；　let　us　not　embarass　the　inquiry　by　asking　whether　in
  proportion　to　his　greater　power　the　ruler　is　able　to　do　kindness　on　a
  grander　scale。　But　put　it　thus：　Two　human　beings；　the　one　in　humble
  circumstances；＇4＇　the　other　a　despotic　ruler；　perform　a　common　act；
  which　of　these　twain　will；　under　like　conditions；＇5＇　win　the　larger
  thanks？　I　will　begin　with　the　most　trifling＇6＇　examples；　and　first　a
  simple　friendly　salutation；　〃Good　day；〃　〃Good　evening；〃　dropped　at
  sight　of　some　one　from　the　lips　of　here　a　ruler；　there　a　private
  citizen。　In　such　a　case；　whose　salutation　will　sound　the　pleasanter　to
  him　accosted？
  ＇3＇　｛to　arkhein｝。　Cf。　〃Cyrop。〃　passim。
  ＇4＇　〃A　private　person。〃
  ＇5＇　Lit。　〃by　like　expenditure　of　power。〃
  ＇6＇　｛arkhomai　soi｝。　Lit。　〃I'll　begin　you　with　quite　commonplace
  examples。〃　Holden　cf。　Shakesp。　〃Merry　Wives；〃　i。　4。　97；　〃I'll　do
  you　your　master　what　good　I　can〃；　〃Much　Ado；〃　ii。　3。　115；　〃She
  will　sit　you。〃　For　the　distinction　between　｛paradeigmaton｝　=
  examples　and　｛upodeigmata｝　=　suggestions　see　〃Horsem。〃　ii。　2。
  Or　again；＇7＇　let　us　suppose　that　both　should　have　occasion　to
  pronounce　a　panegyric。　Whose　compliments　will　carry　farther；　in　the
  way　of　delectation；　think　you？　Or　on　occasion　of　a　solemn　sacrifice；
  suppose　they　do　a　friend　the　honour　of　an　invitation。＇8＇　In　either
  case　it　is　an　honour；　but　which　will　be　regarded　with　the　greater
  gratitude；　the　monarch's　or　the　lesser　man's？
  ＇7＇　〃Come　now。〃
  ＇8＇　Cf。　〃Mem。〃　II。　iii。　11　as　to　〃sacrifices　as　a　means　of　social
  enjoyment。〃　Dr。　Holden　cf。　Aristot。　〃Nic。　Eth。〃　VIII。　ix。　160；
  〃And　hence　it　is　that　these　clan　communites　and　hundreds　solemnise
  sacrifices；　in　connection　with　which　they　hold　large　gatherings；
  and　thereby　not　only　pay　honour　to　the　gods；　but　also　provide　for
  themselves　holiday　and　amusement〃　（R。　Williams）。　Thuc。　ii。　38；
  〃And　we　have　not　forgotten　to　provide　for　our　weary　spirits　many
  relaxations　from　toil；　we　have　regular　games　and　sacrifices
  throughout　the　year〃　（Jowett）。　Plut。　〃Them。〃　v。；　｛kai　gar
  philothuten　onta　kai　lampron　en　tais　peri　tous　xenous　dapanais
  。　。　。｝　〃For　loving　to　sacrifice　often；　and　to　be　splendid　in　his
  entertainment　of　strangers；　he　required　a　plentiful　revenue〃
  （Clough；　i。　236）。　To　which　add　Theophr。　〃Char。〃　xv。　2；　〃The
  Shameless　Man〃：　｛eita　thusas　tois　theois　autos　men　deipnein　par'
  etero；　ta　de　krea　apotithenai　alsi　pasas；　k。t。l。｝；　〃then　when　he
  has　been　sacrificing　to　the　gods；　he　will　put　away　the　salted
  remains；　and　will　himself　dine　out〃　（Jebb）。
  Or　let　a　sick　man　be　attended　with　a　like　solicitude　by　both。　It　is
  plain；　the　kind　attentions　of　the　mighty　potentate＇9＇　arouse　in　the
  patient's　heart　immense　delight。＇10＇
  ＇9＇　〃Their　mightine